Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Allow me to express my sympathy to the people of Moncton, and especially to the RCMP members and their families who were affected by last night's terrible events. I hope that the situation will return to normal as soon as possible.
My questions are for Mr. Wouters.
We can see that the public service is feeling destabilized and insecure. Many public servants have received letters informing them that their job will be cut. This has led to panic. Others have received letters telling them to keep quiet, to avoid making comments or speaking to Canadians. For example, Sylvie Therrien was fired after speaking publicly about employment insurance.
Evaluations, expectations and performance evaluations have existed since the 1990s, probably under other names.
How can you say that everything is fine when this is clearly not the case and when the situation on the ground is completely different? Public servants are currently being told not to speak out and to keep quiet. Researchers are being told not to speak out and to keep quiet. The current regime does not look anything like what we can read in the Blueprint 2020 document. There is a double standard here.
I would like to hear your comments on this situation.