I think that's me, not the whole caucus.
I certainly have a question, Ms. Kirk. Thank you very much for being here.
Ms. Kirk, several months ago, HRDC, as it was known at that time, went through a process of reassessing contracts with community-based organizations. It was a real schmozzle. On page 12 of your document--the accord and codes--you relate all the things that came out of that process to improve it: more streamlined administration, improved call for proposal process, a fairness adviser, a fair practices resolution mechanism, a joint steering committee, and an undertaking to publish an annual public report on consistency with the accord and codes.
Regarding your recommendations at the end of your report under grants and contributions, procurement, sector infrastructure, and government accountability, it seems to me that if there was a generic application of the accord and codes within the context of those improvements, most of your recommendations would be covered. You state, and I quote from your report here: “However, “take-up” of the Accord and Codes across the Government of Canada has been inconsistent at best.”
I guess mine is a systemic question. How can we make sure this framework, through the Accountability Act, is distributed right across government departments?