Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I agree with it, yes.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  As far as the second part of your question is concerned, I would be pleased to send you our documents on that subject.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  We made a series of recommendations in our briefs during prebudget consultations, which we repeated during the election campaign. The theme remained the same, namely a return to ministerial responsibility and to the role departmental controllers and independent audit committees c

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Yes, absolutely. We are far from experts on whistleblowing. Several groups appeared before you. Our thoughts really revolve around the principle whereby whistleblowing is really a tool to be used as a last resort. All you really need are good systems in place and an organizationa

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  In our role with CGA Canada, we are registered lobbyists. We have about 12 to 14 of our employees under the revised act in the previous Parliament. I'm now considered a registered lobbyist and do so register.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Thank you, Mr. Owen, for your question. It's an important one, in the sense that we really saw the restoration of the role of the Comptroller General as a very good move, because essentially, again, when you're talking about mirroring initiatives taken in the corporate sector, to

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and ladies and gentlemen. I understand you've had a long morning, but I do have a statement I want to make. On behalf of CGA Canada and our 64,000 members, we're very pleased to be here and to engage in discussions with you on this very important piec