Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you to the minister. I'm sure the committee is unanimous in its appreciation for you being here today.
Chairman, would it be possible for the minister, through staff, to provide the committee with a management chart that would focus the role, under the legislation, of the deputy minister as accounting officer and the role of the deputy minister with respect to his or her relationship with the internal audit committee, and then the relationship of the internal audit committee to the Comptroller General and the Auditor General with respect to closing that accountability loop?
From the perspective of the government, what is the role of oversight through the respective committee that that deputy minister would be responsible to, through the minister?
I ask for that on behalf of the committee, Mr. Chairman, because I think Judge Gomery pointed out the systemic breakdown in the checks and balances, that we're really here to try to make sure there is transparency, accountability, and follow-through in decision-making. All of that was seriously flawed, as Mr. Cutler pointed out during the public accounts hearings.
I wonder if the minister might like to make a comment on that, and would it be possible to provide the committee with a management chart?
The second question is about this public accountability culture. I wonder if the minister could acquaint the committee with the $1,000 aspect of the proposed whistle-blower legislation. What was the government's thinking behind that, and does the minister think that that really will contribute substantively to a professional culture that we're all trying to inculcate in our own actions and in the actions of appointed public servants?
There are two questions, Mr. Chair. Thank you.