Government Operations committee  I would have to get back to the committee with a more formal response on that.

Government Operations committee  There are several aspects to coordination. First, the aim is to give advice on a given subject to the department that wants to make announcements. The departments prepare the press releases and so on, and the Privy Council Office works with the departments to ensure that everythi

Government Operations committee  Thank you. As I was saying, the amount requested will be used to manage the coordination process. For example, departments work together on advertising so that the same model is used. The idea is to ensure that advertising works, that Canadians get the information, etc. A portio

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, I would like to make it clear that survey results are part of the government's policy. It may be a regulation. Results have to be released every six months. That is certainly the case here. The purpose of the initiatives I have described is to ensure that communication

Government Operations committee  I'll have to get back to the committee, but I certainly think it would be possible to describe what it was that we had sought an exemption for.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, I'm just not sure whether the specific documents are actually cabinet documents or Treasury Board documents, but I think we could certainly get back with more detail on this issue and what it was we needed to make adjustments for.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I could perhaps begin by explaining the roles and responsibilities of departments and deputy ministers and the role and responsibility of the Privy Council Office regarding communications. Obviously, and it's the same with policy, ministers, departmen

Government Operations committee  For example, Mr. Chair, in terms of the question, all of the various advertising campaigns, as I mentioned last time I was before the committee, are being run under a common look and feel—a common banner, a common brand, if you like. The Privy Council Office is managing the websi

Government Operations committee  I think that will be fine.

Government Operations committee  Well, Mr. Chair, there are two different kinds of exemptions. One is, broadly speaking, the communications policy for the government. I must open a parenthesis here. I am not the lead for that; that would be the Treasury Board, if we speak in detail. Generally speaking, the c

Government Operations committee  Thanks very much for the question.

Government Operations committee  With regard to the $34 million the member mentioned, that's in reference to the advertising that's been undertaken by a number of departments, such as Finance and HRDC and so on. The $3.9 million set out in the documents we're talking about today is not actually for advertising;

Government Operations committee  Madam Chair, the question on cost has already been answered in terms of how it could be compiled. But I can confirm that the number of expected signs would be roughly comparable to the number of projects on the website, which is around 6,500 to 7,000.

Government Operations committee  I'm not aware of any plan that would have that many billboards installed.

Government Operations committee  Madam Chair, I can leave the committee our signage guide, which clearly states when it is necessary to have a billboard and when a small sign is required.