In this phase of the meeting, colleagues, we're going to be interviewing Ms. Patricia Hassard, who was recently appointed to the position of deputy secretary to the cabinet in senior personnel and public service renewal.
I just want the record to show that we're not reviewing this appointment because of any perceived weakness or anything. Ms. Hassard has a very good record and an excellent career in the federal public service. We're reviewing this appointment, first, because members have agreed that we should be reviewing appointments on a random basis just to better show that we are doing it to assure continued quality of these appointments; and, second, because the committee was looking at some public service issues and her appointment to her current responsibility is related to those.
Colleagues may wish to ask questions about the public service or public service renewal within Ms. Hassard's mandate, but the main purpose is to generally provide the parliamentary review of her appointment.
Ms. Hassard, you don't have to make a statement, but if you would like to, if you've prepared something, we'd be delighted to hear it, and then we'll go to questions.
Before you do that, could I just alert colleagues that we have a draft report on the agenda. It's been prepared by staff, and it's also in relation to the appearance of the Public Service Commission. If members are satisfied with that draft, as is, we could move adoption of it or go in camera to discuss it briefly. If there is any member who is dissatisfied with the draft and wants to deal with it later, we'll deal with it later and not today. I'll just give members notice of that. I'd like to wrap up about 10 or 15 minutes before the top of the hour.
Ms. Hassard, over to you.