OTTAWA, March 11, 2026 — Sean O’Reilly, President of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), will appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) as part of its study of the federal government’s Comprehensive Expenditure Review (CER).
O’Reilly will raise with Committee members the way federal spending cuts and workforce reductions will weaken Canada’s internal expertise and undermine the delivery of public services. His testimony will highlight the dangers of a growing reliance on outsourcing and the loss of scientific and technical capacity across government.
What: Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) Study of the Comprehensive Expenditure Review
Where: House of Commons, Room 125-B, West Block, Ottawa (ON) and also via House of Commons webcast, Parl-Vu at https://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2?fk=13387431
When: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET
Who:
- Sean O’Reilly, President of PIPSC, and
- Christine Poirier, Manager, National Policy Office, PIPSC
PIPSC represents over 85,000 public-sector professionals across the country, most of them employed by the federal government. Follow us on Facebook, on X (formerly known as Twitter) and on Instagram.
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For more information: Johanne Fillion, 613-883-4900 (mobile) jfillion@pipsc.ca