Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, Mr. Hamilton, and I wish you good luck in your new position.
I did a quick Internet search to try to understand what it means to be a public servant who holds office during pleasure. I found the following definition: may be moved, reassigned, revoked. Essentially, you are acting, as I understand it.
I know that you have a long track record in the federal public service, where you have been working since 1982. That says a good deal. You have worked mainly in tax policy, the Income Tax Act and economic affairs. I am trying to understand your appointment and the mandate assigned to you. That is more or less our job today.
Can you explain the mandate you have been given by the government, in your new acting position? Is your job to reorganize certain branches of the Department of the Environment? Is it to introduce new policies, whether tax or otherwise? What mandate have you been given, exactly, by your superiors?