Government Operations committee  Good morning. Thank you to the chair and to all committee members for inviting me to join you today. I am very pleased to have the opportunity to introduce myself and also to take any questions that you might have regarding my appointment and Canada Post. I want to start by sayi

Government Operations committee  As I mentioned in my remarks, I think it's very important to take the opportunity in the near term to define a new path forward. We now have several years of positive financial results. That does give breathing space for the corporation to think about how to move forward. I thin

Government Operations committee  Absolutely. As you mentioned, I've been in a short-term double-duty role, but I've been in my position of chair since December. I have connected personally directly with the heads of each of the unions. I am spending time talking to them about their interests and understanding de

Government Operations committee  I don't think that's true. It's a matter of having an open and meaningful conversation. I actually have spent quite a bit of time reading the submissions—not all, but many—that came before this committee, as well as this committee's report. I think there's a lot of thoughtful pe

Government Operations committee  As you know, it's a Governor in Council appointment, so while I'm part of the search process, the timing is not in my personal control. The search window was actively open through to about the middle of March. We are in the interviewing stage for candidates, and it's fair to say,

Government Operations committee  Yes, very much so. I think BC Hydro is a great example. At the time, a whole new capital plan was being introduced to an organization not that much smaller in revenues than Canada Post, to be honest with you. We were getting close to $6 billion in annual revenues. It's a massive

Government Operations committee  Well, it is a Governor in Council appointment, so the—

Government Operations committee  I've been fully involved in the position description, the qualifications, and the skills and experience that ideally we would be looking for in the new CEO. I've been fully involved in the path of the search process and how it reached internationally in terms of how it was advert

Government Operations committee  I am involved today as a board member in the vetting of candidates and in the interview process, yes.

Government Operations committee  I apologize. The search process was under way—

Government Operations committee  While we're in the interview process, I think it would be inappropriate for me to suggest that I know exactly when we will decide which of the candidates is the successful one. I do think that in the very near term there will be a new CEO at Canada Post.

Government Operations committee  There are nine board positions, in addition to the CEO and chair, so there are 11 as a whole, but two are spoken for in those positions. All but one of them has an expired term, so eight positions could potentially be reconfirmed or with new board members.

Government Operations committee  As I said in my opening remarks, I expect that the government may announce new board members in the coming days.

Government Operations committee  Just as with the CEO process, I had a role in reviewing the applications that came in from across the country—

Government Operations committee  If I could, I'll just answer the question. I was fully involved in the review of—