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Government Operations committee That's incorrect. There is no board.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Pablo Sobrino
Government Operations committee Begonia is sitting right behind us, here. She's the director of the Canadian General Standards Board.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Pablo Sobrino
Government Operations committee We publish within the departmental performance report. They're part of the department. So, the CGSB is identified as a program sub-activity, and therefore it appears in the DPR, the departmental performance report.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Pablo Sobrino
Government Operations committee That's correct.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Pablo Sobrino
Government Operations committee Organizationally, yes, but in performance reporting, it's actually sub to acquisitions branch. It's a separate entity within it.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Pablo Sobrino
Government Operations committee I think Mr. Trottier has it already.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Pablo Sobrino
Government Operations committee No problem.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Pablo Sobrino
Government Operations committee No, it really is the Standards Council of Canada that does the oversight on our efficiencies there.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Pablo Sobrino
Government Operations committee That's correct, the Standards Council of Canada does the annual audit.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Pablo Sobrino
Government Operations committee I don't believe so. We received one just a few weeks ago, but we'll be able to provide.... They do an audit for each of the areas of our business.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Pablo Sobrino
Government Operations committee Yes. I have obtained an answer to the question about the term “genetic engineering”. So I'm just going to read a definition. It may lead to future questions. “'Genetic Engineering' refers to a technique by which the genetic material of an organism is changed in a way that does n
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Pablo Sobrino
Government Operations committee When we decide to change a standard, we do so in consultation with the industry and other stakeholders through technical committees. A change made to a standard has a significant impact. It has a lot of repercussions, especially on the costs involved. We have to establish a stand
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Pablo Sobrino
Government Operations committee No, no one can remember one.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Pablo Sobrino
Government Operations committee Fitting for our 80th year, yes....
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Pablo Sobrino
Government Operations committee No, it has not.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Pablo Sobrino