Government Operations committee  Good morning. I'll be brief. I'm Mark Potter, director general responsible for policing policy at Public Safety Canada. I'm joined by my colleague, Hélène Filion, comptroller at the department. Overall, for the G-8 and G-20 summits, Public Safety Canada played three roles: fi

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much. As per the security cost framework policy, there is a requirement to enter into contribution agreements, consistent with the transfer-of-payment policy of the Government of Canada with respect to putting in place security arrangements with the municipal and

Government Operations committee  I'd have to confirm that. I'm looking through my notes. I wouldn't want to waste your question time, but--

Government Operations committee  I can confirm that there was no blank cheque written to the commissioner of the OPP.

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much. To make sure I fully understand your question, did you refer to the contribution agreement with Alberta?

Government Operations committee  That information would be provided to the department and will be immediately shared with Audit Services Canada, which would conduct the audits. Once these audits have been looked at and a final payment has been issued, we would be in a position to share that information.

Government Operations committee  As the Minister of Public Safety has stated, the goal has been to be as transparent as possible with Parliament in regard to security cost estimates. My understanding—and I would have to confirm this with the legal services group in our department—is that there are certain limita

Government Operations committee  As you correctly noted, there were two agreements, the first on March 10 and the second on June 23.

Government Operations committee  That's correct.

Government Operations committee  I have made that undertaking, and I'll endeavour to carry it out.

Government Operations committee  Absolutely. No payment can be made until there is an audit.

Government Operations committee  I believe the intention was to wait until the entire process had been completed and share full information at that time.

Government Operations committee  In the case of the OPP, this proceeds through two contribution agreements with the Government of Ontario. These agreements were entered into at the Government of Ontario's request, because they involved other services, for example emergency management services, that went beyond t

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I think throughout the process, particularly the supplementary estimates process, the department and the government have been very transparent in providing to Parliament information with respect to the cost estimates associated with the various provin

Government Operations committee  Thank you. I'm very comfortable speaking to the policy and the process related to the due diligence surrounding the review of all partners' cost estimates, including the OPP in Ontario. There was a lengthy process of due diligence. We had excellent relations with the OPP, with