Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Thank you. The Public Service Alliance of Canada wishes to thank all members of the committee for the opportunity to appear on Bill C-2. This legislation will touch the working lives of tens of thousands of public sector workers who are members of the Public Service Alliance of

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I think if there had been a strength in whistle-blowing protection for our members, there's a possibility that all of them--not all of them, but a good 100,000 of them working in the public service in various areas--could have uncovered issues that were going on in government lon

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  We feel that Bill C-11 doesn't go far enough, and we look for stronger protections. We have negotiated collective agreements that allow us to address the issues on behalf of our members. So the fact of the matter is that, concerning the labour boards in this bill that's coming up

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I don't think there's any guarantee that this bill will do that. I say this because our members are very skeptical of government and how the system works with respect to them bringing forward issues they see at the workplace. Given that they know they have a collective agreement

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Clearly, the whistle-blower has to be protected right from the get-go; as soon as they come forward, they should have the opportunity to have someone with them, so that they're not standing alone before any superior in divulging information. I think they need that right from the

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  That's how I understand it happens. We make recommendations. They have a list to pick from, and they pick from the list.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I think you've captured our position very clearly. That's exactly where we feel they need to go. The board is an experienced body and the people who are appointed to that board come from a variety of different backgrounds, mostly labour relations, either legal or working for un

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  The Public Service Labour Relations--

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Quite frankly, as a labour organization, we already do that. On questions of harassment, when there's harassment in the workplace, we have a responsibility to get to the bottom of it and to get the employer to investigate the harassment, and then disciplinary action is sometimes

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Number one, I don't think our members are essentially at the level to be meeting the lobbyists. It would normally be people who are more senior than them, because our members implement decisions and, at a very minuscule level, make decisions. We were listening to the lobby group

Finance committee  There are two presentations. Michèle is going to be doing the presentation for the Professional Institute.

Finance committee  We're doing a tag team here. She said that I can go first; I said that she can go first.

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. On behalf of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, thank you for giving us this opportunity. I have with me Betty Bannon, who's the national president of the Union of Taxation Employees. I want to first of all thank the standing committee for

Finance committee  Okay. I just want to say that in addition to the terms and conditions of employment that I spoke about earlier, which were concluded in 2000, the PSAC has concluded two collective agreements with the CRA, one negotiated without strike action and the other following several days

Finance committee  Sorry, I didn't catch the first part.