Government Operations committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Access to legal services is a very positive feature. Even though the amount provided for these services may seem modest, people can choose good legal counsel who are familiar with the system and who can provide proper advice. It is also up to the Office o

Government Operations committee  Madam Chair, just yesterday I got a courtesy call from the executive director and from the acting commissioner. It was a very brief call to inform me that he had received additional resources. I did not ask for any details. Instead, we discussed the transition period, and I told

Government Operations committee  The act provides that the term can be as long as seven years, but I think there is some latitude regarding the recommendation on this.

Government Operations committee  First, I was very impressed with the actual wording of the act—it goes into some rather interesting detail. Some of the administrative tribunals for which I have worked had only two or three sections on them in the legislation. This act is very detailed, but it does provide the f

Government Operations committee  In fact, this is a very good point, Madam Chair. There is the option of going internally to the officer responsible in each organization. But probably by the time the commissioner is seized with this issue, that is definitely one issue he would have to decide—whether the individ

Government Operations committee  I will be doing the recruitment together with my team, because the team is responsible for delivering the important reports. I imagine there will be some positions for investigators, public relations people and researchers. I do not have any details, unfortunately, but this will

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Essentially, the first thing the commissioner has to do is be guided by the parameters set out in the legislation. There are very specific steps that determine the jurisdiction and the scope. I did mention in my opening statements that one needs to look,

Government Operations committee  Very briefly, it's set out in the legislation, as I read it. There are preliminary issues that need to be decided. An investigator can be assigned once the commissioner has decided whether he or she has jurisdiction. Once an investigator has been assigned, that does not mean that

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, committee members, I am very pleased to be here with you today to talk about my candidacy for the position of Public Sector Integrity Commissioner. It was a real privilege and a great honour to be considered for this position. So I