Ms. Gwyn Kutz at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On June 19th, 2007. See this statement in context.

June 19th, 2007 / 1 p.m.

Director, Human Rights, Gender Equality, Health and Population Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Gwyn Kutz

I cannot confirm that, because he could have received it from other offices within the department. I do not specifically recall a request from the minister's office for the full report. I can check my records and go back and verify that.

Normally the reports are used as raw material and data that are used by officers and their supervisors to feed relevant information up to the minister in the context of policy recommendations and formation.

The reports can be quite long. A volume of 100 reports would be very daunting. The department uses the information contained within those reports to provide context and to improve their recommendations and advice to the minister to shape the programs and the policy. They're not usually read by the minister.

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