Canada Post study catapults Government Operations to top-spending House committee

The Government Operations and Estimates Committee posted $340,958 in expenses since the start of the current Parliament in December 2015.

A Hill Times analysis of new committee spending figures shows increased travel spending, along with the number of witnesses being heard. But it's been coupled with a decline in the number of meetings tackling legislation, giving way to more meetings dedicated to committee business. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY RACHEL AIELLO

August 16, 2017

The Government Operations and Estimates Committee racked up the largest bill of any House of Commons standing committee over the first 16 months of the 42nd Parliament, largely owing to a cross-country study on the future of Canada's postal service. Overall, the Government Operations Com...

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