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Public Accounts committee  If it's all right with you, Mr. Chairman, I thought I'd take a few minutes--I promise to be brief--and then have an exchange with the committee. The first thing I should do is thank you for the opportunity to come here today and for accommodating what were unforeseen circumstanc

June 13th, 2006Committee meeting

Michael Wernick

Public Accounts committee  All right. I'll fast forward then. In terms of the implementation of comprehensive claims agreements, we recognize implementation will be a huge part of the effectiveness. We've started an evaluation process around the impact of claims in communities. We have meetings going on w

June 13th, 2006Committee meeting

Michael Wernick

Public Accounts committee  About a month ago.

June 13th, 2006Committee meeting

Michael Wernick

Public Accounts committee  I can give you—

June 13th, 2006Committee meeting

Michael Wernick

Public Accounts committee  I'll try to be as quick as possible. I believe the number is across the Government of Canada. That's a Treasury Board assessment of how many programs across the Government of Canada affect aboriginal Canadians. My department runs many of them, but not all. There are other ins

June 13th, 2006Committee meeting

Michael Wernick

Public Accounts committee  I'm not going to comment on Kelowna per se. In any area of public policy, whether it's reform to employment insurance, or agriculture, or trade policy, consultation with the people affected is an important role. We have a job to do there, and so do parliamentarians. In the worl

June 13th, 2006Committee meeting

Michael Wernick

Public Accounts committee  I'm not conversant, chapter and verse, with the Kelowna accord. I think there are things that were not in Kelowna. Kelowna was a very important diagnostic of what was important: housing, education, economic development, relationships, and so on. We don't need a royal commission

June 13th, 2006Committee meeting

Michael Wernick

Public Accounts committee  My comment would echo what Minister Prentice said at the previous committee. What happened in Kelowna in terms of a diagnostic of the issues—bringing all levels of government to the table, bringing the whole federal government around the table to cooperate, the focus on measurabl

June 13th, 2006Committee meeting

Michael Wernick

Public Accounts committee  I spent 25 years in the public service working for several departments, including the Department of Finance. I worked for almost 10 years at the Privy Council Office, where I held various positions. Prior to being appointed to Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, I was the Under S

June 13th, 2006Committee meeting

Michael Wernick

Public Accounts committee  I would say that both of these issues are my responsibility. I accept full responsibility for rallying people to the cause and for mobilizing efforts to resolve the mould problems. This is a line responsibility entrusted directly to me by the department. The same holds trues for

June 13th, 2006Committee meeting

Michael Wernick

Public Accounts committee  If I understand your question correctly, we use a combination of paper documents and automated files. I can get back to you with the specifics later. Our goal is to automate our files as quickly as possible, in order to simplify procedures and eliminate duplication and overlap. T

June 13th, 2006Committee meeting

Michael Wernick

Public Accounts committee  As you are aware, there are several categories of claims. Firstly, there are comprehensive land claims. We have settled all claims north of the 60th parallel, with the exception of the Deh Cho First Nations claims. There is an offer on the table and we trust that claim will be s

June 13th, 2006Committee meeting

Michael Wernick

Public Accounts committee  Without straying into what is cabinet and parliamentary prerogative, I work within the laws and the appropriations that Parliament gives us. I agree entirely with the sentiment that money alone is not going to solve the socio-economic problems. My advice to the minister—and I

June 13th, 2006Committee meeting

Michael Wernick

Public Accounts committee  I think the systems of public administration are incredibly important. I'm very glad that you and the committee would take interest in them. They're not often the most sexy things, but financial controls, information management systems, and how public administration is done in 20

June 13th, 2006Committee meeting

Michael Wernick

Public Accounts committee  I think that's a compliment, coming from you.

June 13th, 2006Committee meeting

Michael Wernick