First, I would like to congratulate Mr. Gordon for his election as President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. My colleagues and I would like to apologize to the witnesses for the very short time that they were given. In my opinion, all the representatives of your organization deserved more time to express their views.
The idea for the Accountability Act came on the heels of the sponsorship scandal. Later on, last November, there was Mr. Justice Gomery's report.
One can say that you are the people most directly affected by this issue. Based on your knowledge of the workplace in the public service, I would like you to tell me what changes this bill will bring about. In fact, I would like you to tell me whether this bill could have prevented the sponsorship scandal had it been implemented 10 or so years ago.