Public Accounts committee  I would add briefly that, recently, the President of the Treasury Board was very clear when he told the media that he was not considering such a plan for the time being. In his 21st report on the public service, the Clerk of the Privy Council indicated that we had already establi

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much for the question. The changes were brought into force for January 1, 2013, so the work was ongoing well before this audit began. In terms of the sustainability, we have looked at the contribution ratios. This involves serious thinking, as any prudent person

Public Accounts committee  In this respect, the government is the plan's proponent and remains responsible for the deficit. Given the imminent Supreme Court decision, we are very aware that we are responsible for surpluses and deficit issues. We currently have an actuarial deficit. The financial and actua

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair; I'll be as brief as I can. I’m pleased to provide the government’s response to chapter 1 of the Auditor General’s 2014 spring report, specifically how we’ll act on the report’s recommendations. I have with me today Kim Gowing, who is a director in the pens

Government Operations committee  It is important to remember that, in the past, employees could go to three or four different places to file one series of complaints only. From now on, there will be only one place where they will file their complaints and they will have the same fundamental rights. Having only o