Information & Ethics committee  Again, from the results, one of the areas where we did well is that employees felt no matter what gender, race, religion, or disability, they were all an equal member of the team. I have not seen anything in terms of the gender that has affected the way the culture has managed it at all.

Information & Ethics committee  That's correct.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, they are.

Information & Ethics committee  I believe that issue has come up. I know definitively the last time the legislation was looked at, and I believe before, Parliament chose not to add that as one of the measures to strengthen the act.

Information & Ethics committee  I talked about operations, but that affects people assigned to the lobbyists registry.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, we have made every effort to ensure that the report is issued on time.

Information & Ethics committee  No. I have always acted as if I were really the commissioner. I have taken my work seriously, and I have never put anything off because I was in an acting position.

Information & Ethics committee  I have three or four years' experience in administering the registration regime. Since it is our main tool for ensuring that the process is transparent, I will continue to work on it. Specifically, I want to make it possible for lobbyists to make their own changes to the monthly communication return, correcting an incorrect title, for example.

Information & Ethics committee  To be honest, it is very hard to say. It really depends on the complexity of the case and the availability of the people we need to meet with for information.

Information & Ethics committee  I do not know the exact number. Six investigations are in the process of being finalized.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  The report that's due this month is our annual report, as required under the legislation. The Lobbying Act now provides the commissioner with the ability to provide a special report if something is sufficiently urgent that it can't wait until the annual report. Given that it's been only ten months, I haven't experienced anything yet that has required me to do that.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, I am bilingual.

Information & Ethics committee  Currently on staff there are 27 individuals. I have one casual.... Pardon me. I have one casual employee and one contract employee.

Information & Ethics committee  There is no one working on investigations and policies. In terms of registration, a few people have received promotions outside the organization.