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Public Accounts committee To be very clear, I understand and appreciate the question. It's not one that I can answer in detail because I was not there. The information I can provide you with...and you understand that point and you understand the reason that I say that very clearly. You also understand and
June 14th, 2018Committee meeting
Peter Wallace
Public Accounts committee I do believe that is a fundamental governance issue, and when we look at this in retrospect, as the report does, we need to understand that this governance is critical for these aspects. There have been huge strides in governance, but they are only as good as the values, the inte
June 14th, 2018Committee meeting
Peter Wallace
Public Accounts committee I appreciate the question. You'll understand that I was not there at the time, so if you don't mind, I'm just going to read from the notes that I have.
June 14th, 2018Committee meeting
Peter Wallace
Public Accounts committee On January 29, 2016—
June 14th, 2018Committee meeting
Peter Wallace
June 14th, 2018Committee meeting
Peter Wallace
Public Accounts committee I'm coming back to that. Allow me the time.
June 14th, 2018Committee meeting
Peter Wallace
Public Accounts committee I'm trying to be helpful—
June 14th, 2018Committee meeting
Peter Wallace
Public Accounts committee —and then I need to be clear.
June 14th, 2018Committee meeting
Peter Wallace
Public Accounts committee I just need to be very clear about why—
June 14th, 2018Committee meeting
Peter Wallace
Public Accounts committee I understand that point.
June 14th, 2018Committee meeting
Peter Wallace
Public Accounts committee I understand the point fundamentally, and the reason that I referred to that is that I'm about to give you information. The other information I give you is information of which I have direct knowledge because I am there. I'm just trying to explain to you that I'm explaining somet
June 14th, 2018Committee meeting
Peter Wallace
Public Accounts committee I cannot imagine. So again—
June 14th, 2018Committee meeting
Peter Wallace
Public Accounts committee No. Just one moment, please.
June 14th, 2018Committee meeting
Peter Wallace
Public Accounts committee Let me be very clear. You will never get an absolute assurance from me, because life is messy. There are enormous challenges. I say that not, frankly, to duck accountability but to indicate to you that we will do everything we can to mitigate risk. However, risk is a reality. The
June 14th, 2018Committee meeting
Peter Wallace
Public Accounts committee I appreciate the question around accountability. It's important and fundamental, and I'll answer it on a going-forward basis, if I may. I think there may well be opportunities to improve the accountability regime of the Government of Canada on a going-forward basis. One of them
June 14th, 2018Committee meeting
Peter Wallace