Public Accounts committee  I, Rosalie Burton, swear that the evidence I shall give on this examination shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help me God.

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair and honourable members, thank you for the opportunity to appear before committee today. I appear before you today as a public servant, having more than 20 years of experience in the federal public service, mostly in human resources management. Prior to joining the publ

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, without seeing the actual document, it's difficult for me to answer. I don't know the timeframe, I don't know the contract in question, and I don't know the dollar amount. If it's available, I'll—

Public Accounts committee  Yes, thank you. As a result of the management action plan, where I put corrective actions in against the insurance audit findings, part of the corrective action was to conduct an A-base of the National Compensation Policy Centre, not the entire HR directorate or branch or team.

Public Accounts committee  Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Public Accounts committee  Do I think I was a suspect?

Public Accounts committee  No.

Public Accounts committee  I've read that in the transcript, but that is the first I saw of that.

Public Accounts committee  I met Jim Ewanovich several years ago when I was a student at the University of Ottawa and I had a panel of guest speakers in. I was the vice-president of the human resources committee and I invited speakers in from the public and private sectors to share career--

Public Accounts committee  I worked for him at the Treasury Board Secretariat, yes.

Public Accounts committee  No, I did not state that previously.

Public Accounts committee  No, he did not.

Public Accounts committee  Regularized as a public service employee?

Public Accounts committee  That's 20-odd years ago you're asking me to recall. No, actually it was Larry McCloskey, director of the Public Service Commission.

Public Accounts committee  No, prior to my arrival there was a decision taken, and 12 individuals were identified to be declared surplus. Denise Revine was one of the 12, and the file indicated that this was on or before September 11, 2003.