Government Operations committee  Again, Mr. Chair, my answer to that would be identical to that which I just delivered—

Government Operations committee  —and that is that there is a matter before the courts. Parliament has a responsibility to respect the sub judice convention, which is there to ensure the integrity and independence of a judicial process. I wish the honourable member would behave responsibly and understand—

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  Actually, your committee has done some work on this. You've done significant work on it.

Government Operations committee  Actually, just on this, Mr. McCauley, we have made improvements to the whistle-blower regime that reflect some of the work of this committee.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, may I finish? These are some of the improvements we've made to the administration and operation of the internal disclosure process: for instance, the protection from acts of reprisal against public servants. This includes greater guidance for the internal disclosure process; increased awareness activities; training for public servants, supervisors and managers; and enhanced reporting relating to the internal disclosure process and acts of founded wrongdoing.

Government Operations committee  Well, I think that's one of the wisest things I've heard in a long time. I wish I could have summed it up as well as you did, Mr. Peterson. In terms of the detail of the information, but also in terms of the accessibility and the usability of it.... I recently became Minister of Digital Government, in addition to being President of the Treasury Board.

Government Operations committee  Well, one thing we're doing for investments we're making is establishing, through the new departmental results frameworks, indicators that will help us measure results and help Canadians track results. We're focused not only on the investment but also on what the investment actually achieves over time.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Deltell, I do my job on an ongoing basis at cabinet committees, as President of the Treasury Board but also as a member of cabinet. It's something that we all take very seriously on an ongoing basis—

Government Operations committee  —to ensure good value for tax dollars and that our procurement practices are maintained at the very highest standards.

Government Operations committee  I have already said, Mr. Chair, that our government inherited a contract worth $670 million that was a sole-source contract.

Government Operations committee  And I'm—

Government Operations committee  I'm not going to violate cabinet confidences, Mr. Chair.

Government Operations committee  What I am being very clear on is that on an ongoing basis, day in and day out, Treasury Board has a responsibility to oversee expenditure management for the Government of Canada. We do that as Treasury Board Secretariat at the public service level.

Government Operations committee  And I do it as the minister responsible for Treasury Board.