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Hill construction on track, House expenses rise, MPs hear in first public Commons Board of Internal Economy meeting
By Kristen Shane Oct. 23, 2017
The cost to run the House of Commons rose $33-million last year to nearly $546-million.
House Speaker Geoff Regan, above, speaks during the first open Board of Internal Economy meeting Oct. 19, which he chaired. House chief financial officer Daniel Paquette, below left, told MPs House expenses went up in 2016-17, while Public Services and Procurement Canada's Rob Wright, below right, updated MPs on Hill construction projects. Screenshots courtesy of ParlVu
The powerful House of Commons Board of Internal Economy met for the first time in public last week, ending years of secrecy over the board’s activities.
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