Mr. Serge Dupont at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On November 21st, 2016. See this statement in context.

November 21st, 2016 / 4:20 p.m.

Deputy Clerk, Privy Council, Associate Secretary to the Cabinet, and Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Privy Council Office

Serge Dupont

In this case, it was up to the Prime Minister. As I recall, it was probably reflected in the mandate letter of the Minister of Democratic Institutions, but it also fell to the Prime Minister. It was an important process.

All the mandate letters contain a request from the Prime Minister to work closely, for instance, with the provinces and territories, with indigenous groups, to have that openness.

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