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Information & Ethics committee I think that the office is running very smoothly now. I don't see many problems. I have received a lot of praise about on the office's management. As I said, I have made many recommendations on changes, but they mostly had to do with rules and not the office's management. I am
May 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Mary Dawson
Information & Ethics committee I am sure I have the resources for that. Thank you.
May 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Mary Dawson
Information & Ethics committee You should be careful. With respect to the case files, that's just the files relating to investigations. Most of our work is done in the advisory and compliance section, the advisory work. All the receiving of information when somebody becomes a public office holder or member, th
May 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Mary Dawson
Information & Ethics committee That's just looking at whether to start an examination of something.
May 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Mary Dawson
Information & Ethics committee That's when we get a request in or information in that looks like maybe there's something we should be starting an examination or an inquiry on.
May 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Mary Dawson
May 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Mary Dawson
Information & Ethics committee It's front end heavy, particularly after an election, but in fact, we have annual reviews of the material that's sent in. We have over 2,000, I think it is—a big number—requests that we get every year that aren't related to their filing of their documents at the beginning. There
May 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Mary Dawson
Information & Ethics committee There is not an absolute rule, but we generally ask that people keep the activities and the inquiry questions and whatnot confidential, because we don't want to interfere with the investigation process. That, however, is a request. There is no rule in the act; we're very careful,
May 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Mary Dawson
May 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Mary Dawson
Information & Ethics committee I'm not sure what you mean. I don't know what exceptional circumstances have to do with the carrying on of an investigation; I'm sorry.
May 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Mary Dawson
Information & Ethics committee Actually, as a matter of fact, I have. I investigated Mr. Harper.
May 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Mary Dawson
Information & Ethics committee Yes. I did an investigation. Nobody seems to notice it, but I did and I issued a report. There's a report on the record.
May 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Mary Dawson
Information & Ethics committee Yes. I don't think there's a resource issue involved here.
May 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Mary Dawson
Information & Ethics committee I'm sorry, of former and previous what?
May 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Mary Dawson
Information & Ethics committee Oh, gosh. Well, the only time I would investigate a former public office holder would be in post-employment. I'd say I've probably done three or four post-employment investigations that have been reported on, out of about 30 reports in total that I've done, if that's the breakdow
May 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Mary Dawson