Government Operations committee  Thank you very much, and thank you for the time to be here today. Thank you very much.

Government Operations committee  The public service will need to be reduced and many public servants are close to retirement. That will perhaps make it possible to keep some of the employees affected by the reduction of the public service. It may help create some space to keep younger public servants or those wh

Government Operations committee  You just asked a question I feel is extremely important. Even though we will go through a period of transition and cuts, it is still very important for the public service to continue recruiting. Even during this time of fiscal restraint, some occupations are experiencing shortag

Government Operations committee  My ultimate priority is supporting departments and employees during the implementation of the deficit reduction plan. In order to provide that support, I will work closely with our human resources partners. I will also ensure that any strategic advice provided is clear. As I alr

Government Operations committee  Personally, I will continue speaking French and working with my whole team in French. The commission has a key role within the public service. As I already mentioned, we are in charge of the language testing system. We monitor the success rate very closely. In addition, when it

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I am very aware of the fact that the implementation of the deficit reduction plan will be hard on employees. That is why it is important for us to improve our priority system. I must make sure it is working properly. We can also support redundant emp

Government Operations committee  We are in charge of second language tests. During the transition period, the commission will continue monitoring the success rate for each test. The idea behind that is to check whether there is a difference between the success rate of those who attended courses with private sect

Government Operations committee  The commission will always be in charge of writing the tests used to assess second language skills.

Government Operations committee  Could you repeat your question, please?

Government Operations committee  The commission prepares the tests, and it will continue administering them to all public servants. We can also track the success rate.

Government Operations committee  Under the Public Service Employment Act, it is very important for all appointments to be based on the merit principle. I think that even in the case of staffing processes not regulated by this act, there is an obligation to have a very strong selection process, a clear statement

Government Operations committee  Under the Public Service Employment Act, someone must meet all of the essential qualifications for the position. If they do not, then the process is normally declared unproductive. Then the department has the chance to go out and relaunch a competition.

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much for the question. We have two key roles to play during the transition the government will face during the deficit reduction action plan. The first one is that the commission is responsible for a policy called selection for retention. In cases where departmen

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I'm not sure that the code of conduct for ministerial staff is something that is within the jurisdiction of the commission to do, because the commission's role relates to staffing and political impartiality within the federal public service. We do hav

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I could perhaps clarify an aspect of my mandate under the Public Service Employment Act. That aspect consists in monitoring situations involving current public servants. I don't think it applies to public servants who have left the public service.