Human Resources committee  Thank you. Thank you for the opportunity to be here today. I'm Patty Ducharme. I'm the national executive vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, a union representing 163,000 workers from coast to coast to coast here in Canada. I, like the two previous speakers,

Human Resources committee  I was just going to say that it's our practice, regardless of the legislation and whether it's the code or the public sector, to negotiate our essential services agreements well in advance, but it is always helpful when there is a dispute.

Human Resources committee  Yes, absolutely.

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and committee members. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Joining me this afternoon, as Madam Chair mentioned, is Mike McCracken. Mike is the chairman and CEO of Informetrica. His fi

Government Operations committee  Were you going to talk about the efficiency of the private sector?

Government Operations committee  Some of you may be aware that the company which bought this federal property, Larco Investments Ltd., plans to demolish one of Vancouver's most architecturally-significant buildings. Graham House was designed by the famous Canadian architect Arthur Erickson in 1963. It is the bui

Government Operations committee  I was advised they were no longer part of the parcel. However, I did meet with representatives of the Musqueam Band last week, and I was advised during that meeting that the Federal Court is appealing the injunction the Musqueam Band received at Federal Court.

Government Operations committee  The BMO-RBC study that was released in November--it's dated November 14, 2006, although that is not the date it was released--lists specific buildings that are listed as parliamentary district and ceremonial boulevard buildings: the Lester B. Pearson Building; the Library and Arc

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. Information was made available to the public once the sale was announced. The BMO and RBC real estate study and the Deutsche Bank study were made public and available. However, other documents, such as the confidential information memorandum and the a

Government Operations committee  Yes, what the community told me was what they said at court, that the federal government failed to consult with the Musqueam Nation prior to going forward with the sale of the buildings, and it was just last week that I was advised that the federal government was appealing the in

Government Operations committee  May 1.

Government Operations committee  No. We had a discussion about what was happening when I met with them.

Government Operations committee  I can't answer that question. I can't explain the government's failure to consult with the Musqueam. The Musqueam have a longstanding claim to their territorial lands in metro Vancouver, downtown Vancouver. Quite frankly, I was shocked to realize that there had not been consultat

Government Operations committee  Mr. Nadeau, I'm looking at the blues from Mr. McKellar's evidence that he gave to the committee on May 1. I understand that at that time there was a discussion about the federal government as a manager for federal government buildings. In his evidence he said that as “a general r

Government Operations committee  We didn't actually seek proposals. We went out and sought companies that we felt had the ability and expertise to do the job, and we retained Mike's firm at that point in time.