Government Operations Committee on Feb. 8th, 2012

[Anne-Marie Robinson]

Personally, I will continue speaking French and working with my whole team in French.

The commission has a key role within the public service. As I already mentioned, we are in charge of the language testing system. We monitor the success rate very closely.

In addition, when it comes to public servants appointed to a position through non-imperative staffing, the commission's role is to ensure that all public servants obtain the required results over a two-year period.

The commission also has the mandate to ensure that public servants can speak in the language of their choice in every competition.

Those are the commission's three key roles.

[The Chair, NDP, Pat Martin]

Thank you, Mr. Gourde.

Thank you very much, Ms. Robinson. That concludes the time we have set aside for the examination of your nomination to the position.

We're just under the wire here.

I see that Mr. Wallace has a—

[Mike Wallace, Conservative, Burlington, ON]

I'll move an official motion, if you'd like, and then we can have a little debate on it, if need be.

[The Chair, NDP, Pat Martin]

We would welcome the appropriate motion, if you have it there.

[Mike Wallace, Conservative, Burlington, ON]

Yes. I wrote it out. And it's as appropriate as it's going to get, I think.

I move the following:

That the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates supports the nomination of Anne-Marie Robinson for the position of President of the Public Service Commission of Canada.

[The Chair, NDP, Pat Martin]

Perhaps I could ask, Mr. Wallace, if you would add “and that the Chair shall report the same to the House”.

[Mike Wallace, Conservative, Burlington, ON]

Oh, yes: “that the Chair reports this to the House, and as soon as possible.”

[The Chair, NDP, Pat Martin]

You've heard the motion. Is there a seconder to the motion?

We have a seconder.

Is there any debate on the motion?

Hearing none, we'll put the question.

(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

It appears to be unanimous.

Congratulations, Ms. Robinson.

[Some hon. members]

Hear, hear!

[The Chair, NDP, Pat Martin]

It appears our committee is satisfied with the interview that we conducted today. We will report the same to the House of Commons tomorrow.

Congratulations. We wish you the very best as this proceeds.

[Anne-Marie Robinson]

Thank you very much, and thank you for the time to be here today.

Thank you very much.

[The Chair, NDP, Pat Martin]

Thank you.

That concludes our meeting. I believe we will have the bells in a moment.

[An hon. member]

I move that we adjourn.

[The Chair, NDP, Pat Martin]

The motion to adjourn is non-debatable. Therefore, we are adjourned.