Information & Ethics committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for the invitation to appear before you today. I took office in July 2007, so this is my first appearance before your committee since my appointment. I look forward to working closely with the committee in the future. I will begin by outlining th

Information & Ethics committee  I certainly hope so. My office will do everything they can to facilitate that. As I said, I was underlining particularly the preventative aspect of this. I'm hoping people will continue to come to my office, as they do in large numbers, and check on what they're thinking of doi

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you for the opportunity to meet with you today to discuss the 2008-2009 Main Estimates for my Office. First, I would like to introduce two of my officials who are here with me: Ms. Denise Benoit, Director of Corporate Management, and Mr. Simon Coakeley, Deputy Commissione

Information & Ethics committee  I think the most important and the first change we made was to bring in our legal services unit, and it's pretty well complete now. We have four people who belong to that unit, and they've been fully occupied and working very well. We also have our new director of corporate serv

Information & Ethics committee  In staffing.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes. It takes time.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm finding I'm spending quite a bit of my time sorting out the appropriate interpretation of the substance of the act. So I'm somewhat loath to get it out too early, to say too much, until I have a really good feel for the limits of some of the provisions in the act. However, h

Information & Ethics committee  A mixed bag. A number of employees left from the previous administration who have been very good, and I have to say, on the record, that I have really appreciated their help. I have managed, as I said, to recruit some competent people, such as my deputy commissioner and my dire

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, I believe we are in the midst of structural change. However, the Office is not that different from what it was before.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, we are.

Information & Ethics committee  I am not sure I have understood your question properly.

Information & Ethics committee  I did understand your question, but—

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, two of the three reports.

Information & Ethics committee  Are you asking what the differences are between then and now?