Evidence of meeting #67 for Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was information.
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Liberal
Rodger Cuzner Liberal Cape Breton—Canso, NS
I'm sure they just ask for an additional piece of ID with the lost wallet.
Assistant Deputy Minister, Learning Branch, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development
My understanding from Equifax is that the requirement is higher. In addition, too, there are the customized services we're getting with the client services, whereby they will take time to explain the service and the options that folks may have, including taking off the service and what they may do to improve. It's a package of services that we've purchased.
We've asked Equifax a number of times, because we have heard the comment out there that you've heard as well, and they have assured us that the package of services that we've provided is significant. It is something that has a cost attached to it, and it is not the same as the lost wallet service.
Liberal
Rodger Cuzner Liberal Cape Breton—Canso, NS
I would see the cost....
Have I got a couple of minutes, Mr. Speaker?
Liberal
Rodger Cuzner Liberal Cape Breton—Canso, NS
Could you provide us with the detail? I would think that the specific package would be the additional information, but I don't see any additional protection for the people. I'm not certain that's what's taking place here. I can see the additional client interaction that we could focus on and maybe try to improve as being a cost. Could you provide us with a parallel comparison between the services?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Ed Komarnicki
Thank you, Mr. Cuzner.
I think if you want to get the comparison of those two, you could make it the point of a motion. We have one to deal with the provision of other information and we can deal with that after these gentlemen have left. Do you want to make that a motion to be discussed by us, Mr. Cuzner?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Ed Komarnicki
I see that we had Dr. Leitch on the list for questioning, but our time has unfortunately run out and we have a motion to do with.
Gentlemen, first of all I would like say thank you for coming to this committee. Thank you for presenting your frank and forthright information. You can leave now, but we still want to discuss the motions before I adjourn.
Thank you very much for that.
I would suggest that we deal with the motions at the front of the next meeting. Also, with the consent of the committee, I would put the committee business we had to deal with today to the back of the next meeting, and then we then we can discuss it at that point, if that's okay.
The meeting is adjourned.