Mr. Michael Wernick at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On November 21st, 2022. See this statement in context.

November 21st, 2022 / 3:50 p.m.

Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management, University of Ottawa, As an Individual

I think the bigger issue, Mr. Kurek, is that there is an entire nervous system of political staffers who work for ministers in the Prime Minister's Office who are equal partners, and in some cases, the most important partners, in the decision-making process. You have an act that only covers the public service and that record is available after the fact.

The political side is basically under an invisibility cloak, hence my recommendation that the act be extended to taxpayer-funded staff who work for ministers.

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