Public Accounts committee  Yes, it is correct.

Public Accounts committee  Just to repeat that we're very pleased to be here today, and we'd be pleased to come back any time to continue to discuss the work we're trying to do.

Public Accounts committee  Let me answer that. No, it wasn't, and there was no check done with the United States before we implemented those changes.

Public Accounts committee  The agency of which Mr. Cossette is the head is a special operating agency.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, it is.

Public Accounts committee  Yes.

Public Accounts committee  Maybe Mr. Cossette has more detailed information.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for your question. I can't answer the question with respect to your riding in particular. Maybe one of my colleagues can.

Public Accounts committee  Yes. Well, part of the plan the passport office has is to increase the use of service providers, such as Service Canada and the post office. In the case of your constituents, for example, rather than going to a passport office, they could go to a post office or to a Service Can

Public Accounts committee  Yes, I do. Mr. Chairman, let me thank you and members of the committee for inviting me, as accounting officer for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, to update you on Passport Canada's response to the Auditor General's status report. Joining me are offici

Information & Ethics committee  I can answer those questions; they don't involve advice to the minister. I was a little confused by how you worded your initial question, because Madame Sabourin didn't deliver documents to me at any point in the process. Because she is the delegated authority under the act to a

Information & Ethics committee  Well, as I said in my opening comments, the reason I wrote the letter was to make sure you had the delegated authority here, and people with delegated authority, rather than those who didn't have it, and those who are familiar with responding to questions like this. The fact is t

Information & Ethics committee  All I'll say, Mr. Chairman, is that I completely share the sentiments that our processes in this area have to be top-notch. We have to be able to respond to the requirements of the act, and so forth. We must continuously be on our toes to ensure that our systems are up to handlin

Information & Ethics committee  You asked me a question—

Information & Ethics committee  Then it goes back to the ATIP section and they—different officers there, and you're aware of who they are in these individual cases—challenge the officers in the GHH as to what they have recommended to ensure that they have good sound reasons for eliminating them. At that point