Public Accounts committee  I'm pleased to have the opportunity to attend and give evidence at the committee and to clarify my role in the RCMP pension administration outsourcing project. My background includes over 30 years' work experience in the compensation area of the public sector. I have a masters of

Public Accounts committee  I, Jeff Molson, 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.

Public Accounts committee  No, I don't.

Public Accounts committee  Yes. But as I said earlier, my involvement was to figure out what the 60-40 split was in terms of active members versus retired members, because I had some stats on that, and some wordsmithing on the PAC insurance memo or agreement letter. Other than that, I was outside the scope

Public Accounts committee  I had no involvement in the insurance side of things. The only thing I recall doing was looking at a letter or some kind of document for some wordsmithing. I think it was the agreement between the insurance committee and the PAC. I did some work on the numbers, the 60-40 split be

Public Accounts committee  No, I know absolutely nothing about the outsourcing of insurance.

Public Accounts committee  Except for the agreement between the PAC and the insurance committee.

Public Accounts committee  I did not go with Mr. Casey to Great-West Life.

Public Accounts committee  It would have been probably from April or May 2001 until approximately a February timeframe, in 2004.

Public Accounts committee  Before I respond, when I was invited here, I was told that I would have an opportunity to make an opening statement. I'm wondering if that's going to happen.

Public Accounts committee  Okay.

Public Accounts committee  In answer to your question, I did not attend a meeting with Mr. Casey and Great-West Life. The only interaction I had with Great-West Life was at our monthly status meetings on the project. We had status meetings on the progress of the pension administration outsourcing. Great-We

Public Accounts committee  No, I was a contractor there.

Public Accounts committee  That's right.

Public Accounts committee  No, I've had my own consulting firm since late 1990.