Government Operations committee  That is what we are proposing. Right now I have a staff of 22 in addition to those people working for us under shared services agreements.

Government Operations committee  It is the process in particular that is long and cumbersome. Things have to be done right. I was the chair of the Public Service Commission Appeal Board. I was the decision-maker. It is very important that the principle of merit be respected. We followed the processes to the lett

Government Operations committee  Naturally. The people with me here today are a good example. Some changed careers or decided to work in other areas after working in this one for five or seven years. The fact of the matter is that I am fortunate to have with me a core group of people who are of great help to me

Government Operations committee  Certainly, Madam Chair. As part of any quasi-judicial process, the credibility of witnesses and the reliability of the evidence is always absolutely critical to the credibility of the process. I think Parliament has rightfully indicated, as a key criterion for both disclosures a

Government Operations committee  Some files dealt with grievances, some were related to competitions, reclassifications and working conditions. There were also some possibly involving a very serious allegation of harassment, but that is outside the scope of our mandate. I repeat that we must always remind those

Government Operations committee  The Act defines our area of jurisdiction in terms of wrongdoing as defined by the legislation. There are 400,000 public servants subject to this Act. The public sector is somewhat larger on the English side. As you undoubtedly know, conflicts of interest, governor in council app

Government Operations committee  Ms. Dawson retains the authority to deal with conflicts of interest. Our role is to apply the Act in cases of wrongdoing.

Government Operations committee  It is very clear that matters pertaining to the public service fall within our mandate.

Government Operations committee  Exactly. You are right.

Government Operations committee  We are currently completing the analysis of the most recent files. We would like to table our report in May. That will depend on availability in terms of depository services and printing.

Government Operations committee  Yes, we met with two Senate leaders. We corresponded with Ms. Hervieux-Payette. We also met with the Speakers of both chambers. In addition, on August 6, I sent all parliamentarians from the various regions in Canada a message in which I stated that I would meet with any interest

Government Operations committee  In fact, we've developed our own.

Government Operations committee  It's in-house, because it's relatively modest. We had the basic system in place. We will be looking at something a little more sophisticated if need be, but given the numbers, I think it's adequate for the time being.

Government Operations committee  This is a very important question, because you have to build a solid foundation with respect to collection of data. I would go back to the extensive analysis I did when I was at the Immigration and Refugee Board. Given the magnitude of the mandate, what exists in the private se

Government Operations committee  Absolutely.