Government Operations committee  With regard to backdoor opportunities, they have a lot of people coming in as casuals and terms who then end up in some pools, but not as indeterminate employees. Then 65% of the staff in indeterminate positions come from those pools. But in fact if you open up the employment opp

Government Operations committee  The whole idea that they're managing well in the public service is not borne true by the demographics that were shown in the survey that was brought forward last year. It's just not happening. The plan was to assist it, but it didn't happen. It needs a direct intervention of al

Government Operations committee  We're just entering into collective bargaining, and so far so good.

Government Operations committee  We're here together, Madam Chair. I'll be giving a statement and then my colleagues will be assisting me with questions as they come up.

Government Operations committee  First of all, I want to thank you for inviting me to participate in this hearing. I have with me today Lisa Addario, an employment equity officer, and David Orfald, our director of planning and organizational development. The PSAC represents over 160,000 workers, the vast maj