Information & Ethics committee  Thank you for your questions. There are two notable projects. The first concerns the registry system and the second concerns our website. An update is important to improve ease of use and accessibility. The act exists to require the transparency of lobbying activities so that C

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, that's it. The other project involves information management. The situation has been really stable for several years. There is a lot of information. It's important that the employees have access to the information they need to do analyses, conduct investigations, ensure com

Information & Ethics committee  We've finished the assessment, and we are in the process of studying the suggestions that would help to improve the situation. The danger is finding something that we should do but can't because of a lack of flexibility within the budget.

Information & Ethics committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. I am pleased to be here today to discuss my request for additional funding that was included in supplementary estimates (B), tabled on October 26. I am joined by Charles Dutrisac, acting director of Internal Services, and c

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It was Glover.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm not regulating the political activities. I'm regulating whether.... As per the lobbyist code of conduct, which has a rule for lobbyists, as I said it in my opening remarks, I would be encouraging lobbyists to always ask themselves whether performing political activities will

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Every elected official in both Houses of Parliament is a public office holder.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In fact, they're designated public office holders.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's the same answer. The fact is, there is a director of investigations, a high degree of professional staff, and legal counsel sitting with me. Things will continue after I'm gone. No, it hasn't stopped anything.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  To be honest, I'm not sure about the duplication of the list. What I'm aware of, when I look at the particulars of this bill, is the fact that anyone who purchased a ticket for which the fee was $200 would be listed. At least, from my point of view, it would be another tool that

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It would be useful.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm aware that PCO is running the process, but it's in their hands.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I don't have an opinion either in terms of the amount. I think that is up to Parliament to decide. My concern is with regulating the lobbyists.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I have nothing.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, I would agree with Commissioner Dawson in that I think the bill has done something in terms of improving transparency by, as I understand it, having the attendees who purchase a ticket, if it's over $200, be listed. I have one thing for the committee's consideration. I've no