Government Operations committee  That was, I think, the military grievance board. The overall number for the public sector in total was in the fifties, 55%, I believe.

Government Operations committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair. It's a pleasure to be here and to see committee members again. Today we're here to discuss the main estimates, and I'm looking forward to having the chance to update you on the work and activities of my office. I'm joined by my General Counsel, Brian Radford, who has appeared before this committee before, and my Chief Financial Officer, Éric Trottier, who accompanied me last year for the main estimates appearance.

Government Operations committee  Those project delays are not interfering with our ability to do our operational work. I'll turn to my colleague to supply details.

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  Yes—

Government Operations committee  I'll preface my remarks by saying that I don't think there is such a thing as too much outreach, engagement, and sensitization to the work we do. Section 4 of the act does identify a specific responsibility for the Treasury Board to promote the act. I have a staff of 30 people.

Government Operations committee  One of the challenges—or perhaps guiding principles—that we've identified is balancing the rigour and completeness of our work with timeliness. We're quite conscious of the fact that we are doing more than simply processing files that do not have human faces or human consequences.

Government Operations committee  I do not have that information. I'm not sure if my colleague has it.

Government Operations committee  Yes, and one of my recommendations that I tabled before this committee is to actually increase that amount. I can also tell you that in every notice of investigation we remind or advise people of the availability of access to legal advice, and also that funding is available not only to whistle-blowers but to witnesses and people alleged to have committed wrongdoing or reprisal.

Government Operations committee  For the record, it's $1,500 up to $3,000, so $3,000 would be the maximum amount. The act requires that we create a grants and contributions program to provide access to legal advice. My understanding is that it was an estimate based on general caseloads when we first created the grants and contributions program a few years ago.

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much. First of all, we're using some local expertise, so we're not flying in experts to provide us with the information and guidance we're looking for. I guess I could describe it as a facilitated review by members of my office about their own processes and the procedures and identifying barriers to efficiency and effectiveness.

Government Operations committee  I can speak to our own specific experience. One of the issues we face as a micro-organization of 30 people is that there are very few opportunities for advancement. We have tried to provide as much diversification of experience as possible. For example, we created hybrid positions this year.

Government Operations committee  Yes. The same criteria and the same process will be used to determine if each file is complete, as I said before.

Government Operations committee  Yes. The objective of the audit is to ensure that each closed file is complete. It is an internal audit of case analyses or completed investigations. The purpose is to verify if all of the documents are in the file, and thus to see whether it is complete, and whether the decisions were entirely supported by the facts and the processes.

Government Operations committee  In 2010, the former commissioner...