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As you know, the ombudsman has been very frustrated with the issue of an ex gratia payment ordered by the CDS, but you end up in this bureaucratic limbo-land. I have in my hand the Privy Council Office order of June 19 of last year. Paragraph 3 says “the power to authorize payment under subsection 1(1)”—which is the CDS ordering an ex gratia payment—“is subject to any conditions imposed by the Treasury Board”.
Is this an appearance of a solution or is it a real solution?