Government Operations committee  Thank you, and good afternoon, Mr. Chair, and members of the committee. Thank you for inviting us to speak with you today. With me is Karen Cahill, executive director of finance and corporate planning, and deputy chief financial officer, corporate services, of the Privy Council

Government Operations committee  The Privy Council Office is investing in technology and people to support the ability of the Prime Minister through his official Government of Canada website and social media accounts such as Twitter or YouTube. Our purpose is to provide information to Canadians 365 days a year,

Government Operations committee  The strategy on human struggling and illegal migration was established in 2010 and involves a number of departments, including Global Affairs Canada; the RCMP; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; and CSIS. PCO plays a coordination role. With the investment in 2016-17 of

Government Operations committee  I think the performance metric for this is the number of potential embarkations outside Canada of smuggled or illegal migrants into the country by criminals that are blocked before leaving those overseas destinations. To that end, it has been and continues to be successful.

Government Operations committee  I don't have that specific information. Canadian officials are working with their counterparts in a number of regions around the world, including Southeast Asia, West Africa, and Europe, to address these concerns.

Government Operations committee  I'll turn to my colleague, Karen Cahill, for that one.

Government Operations committee  We may have to get back to the member on that question.

Government Operations committee  The budget for the Prime Minister's Office is allocated from our funding for the current fiscal year. These expenditures will appear in the public accounts at the end of the year.

Government Operations committee  These resources are allocated to PCO for our working group on communications and consultations.

Government Operations committee  They will be dedicated to the Prime Minister of Canada's official website and other social media.

Government Operations committee  As I said, these resources are assigned to the support, both daily and annual, of the Prime Minister of Canada's official website and other social media tools. The investment enables not only utilization of these tools with an increasing volume—the volume has more than doubled o

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, the policy was developed by the Public Service Commission. The Privy Council Office, amongst other departments, provided input into that via the Human Resources Council across government, so they would be best placed to respond to that specific question. But, indeed, a

Government Operations committee  Certainly. If it's the will of the committee, we can follow up with the Public Service Commission and provide the information to you.

Government Operations committee  Certainly. Perhaps starting with your first question, I think you met with Minister Brison, who spoke to his mandate commitment and approach to having greater clarity of reporting to Parliament and looking for opportunities to work with Parliament to harmonize the budget and esti

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, let me address that question. In February, the government announced a new approach to filling Governor in Council appointments to reflect the diversity of Canada and ensure that the positions were open to Canadians and staffed on the basis of merit. To that end—