Public Accounts committee Thank you and good afternoon. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm pleased to be here today to assist this committee in its ongoing effort to bring clarity to issues related to the administration of the RCMP pension and insurance plans. I would like to start by expressing how disappointed
April 25th, 2007Committee meeting
Commr Beverley Busson
Public Accounts committee I, Beverley Ann Busson, do swear that the evidence I shall give on this examination shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God.
April 25th, 2007Committee meeting
Commissioner Beverley Busson
Public Accounts committee No. Thank you very much. I appreciate the time.
February 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Commr Beverley Busson
Public Accounts committee Thank you.
February 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Commr Beverley Busson
Public Accounts committee Yes, it is. It's part of our full compensation package.
February 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Commr Beverley Busson
Public Accounts committee That's correct.
February 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Commr Beverley Busson
Public Accounts committee I wouldn't venture into that territory. I will defer to--
February 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Commr Beverley Busson
Public Accounts committee I'd respectfully like to make a response around that. In my opening comments I spoke about four reviews, and each one of those reviews was not pretty. The findings of those reviews were less than anything anybody, from a constable to a commissioner of the RCMP, would be very pr
February 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Commr Beverley Busson
Public Accounts committee My understanding is that there were controls in place and that the managers went around those controls. I would ask Mr. Gauvin to talk a little bit about the controls in 2003, if I could.
February 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Commr Beverley Busson
Public Accounts committee It went to an outsource during this period of time.
February 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Commr Beverley Busson
Public Accounts committee It's difficult to analyze other people's decision-making. My understanding around the first criminal investigation was that it was not the commissioner who ordered that investigation but someone else. In his review of that, he turned it into an internal audit for whatever reason
February 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Commr Beverley Busson
Public Accounts committee I'm told so.
February 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Commr Beverley Busson
Public Accounts committee Unfortunately, that happens all the time.
February 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Commr Beverley Busson
Public Accounts committee I get a briefing note about it. I'm not necessarily part of the decision-making process for any number of things that happen across the vast RCMP. I'm not happy to say it's not a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence.
February 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Commr Beverley Busson
Public Accounts committee I'm very interested in how all of this has transpired.
February 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Commr Beverley Busson