Thank you, Chair.
Good afternoon, Ms. Daly. Thank you for your attendance.
This is very disturbing evidence, I would use that term numerous times to describe what you just shared with the committee. You used terms such as “speaking out”. You were “stymied”. You were prevented from doing so. You were “muzzled” by senior management and political appointees. You were “intimidated”. You're frightened. You're scared. You're concerned about your job.
This is the making of a Hollywood movie, but this is reality. This is Canada's professional public service and the Government of Canada conducting themselves in a fashion to intimidate other public employees who do not follow the narrative. I think the narrative they're trying to describe is that they're trying to distance themselves from GC Strategies and trying to distance themselves from Kristian Firth. We've had numerous meetings over the past year. We've heard from cabinet ministers who deny any and all responsibility. We've heard from the president of the CBSA, likewise, as well as the deputy minister for PSPC and other senior managers. They are all distancing themselves and who are laying all the blame on two individuals: Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Utano. Is that your impression as well?