Information & Ethics committee  We do that all the time.

Information & Ethics committee  With my colleague Layla and the other CFOs in the group of seven agents of Parliament, I meet on a monthly basis, and more often if need be, to discuss opportunities to share. Our arrangement with the Privacy Commissioner's office to host our IT system is based on that type of ar

Information & Ethics committee  I think that explains the process. Throughout the year we have a continuous review process to ensure progress is made against the priorities not only in terms of financial information but in terms of non-financial information as well: how is this project going, and how is it pro

Information & Ethics committee  At some point, yes, because all staff are connected to their managers, and their managers are part of the process.

Information & Ethics committee  A great idea to save us money. That's a good one. When we were facing the problem of having to cut back, we had the challenge of finding where we would take out the money. It was decided we would find the money from the development of the system, so it wouldn't be as cutting edg

Information & Ethics committee  Page 10? Is it where it says “1,749” and then “1,705”?

Information & Ethics committee  It searches the live database.

Information & Ethics committee  What page are you on?

Information & Ethics committee  The salaries are included. The phones are included. Rent is the one cost not paid by us. It's paid by the centre. Public Works, I believe, takes care of that.

Information & Ethics committee  If I may, I would also add that the lobbyists registration system contains a wealth of information. One of our goals this year is to make this available to as many people as possible. We found from focus groups and surveys that the information was not as accessible as users wou

Information & Ethics committee  May I just add something? If I understand your question properly, you're referring to a lobbying firm or a firm that's in the government relations business, as opposed to a firm that's in the manufacturing industry, in which case these are considered consultant lobbyists. The 20%

Information & Ethics committee  The member mentioned picking up the phone and calling somebody. Arranging a meeting is a registerable activity under the act for a consultant lobbyist if they are paid to do so. So if you're considering eliminating the requirement for payment, that opens a big door. I just wanted

Information & Ethics committee  In terms of a significant amount of duties or a significant part of duties, some provinces have recognized the limitations in terms of applying that provision and have gone to an hours model rather than our own interpretation, which is based on percentages.

Information & Ethics committee  In our recommendations, the easiest way we found—and I do not want to oversimplify—is to completely eliminate this provision, these provisions, because they apply to several areas, and to create exemptions for specific groups, which we really do not want to overload. However, we

Information & Ethics committee  We can establish classes of exemptions, that is, classes of businesses. We could discuss this at length. In fact, we would like to do so.