Information & Ethics committee  Yes. I see no reason why not.

Information & Ethics committee  I have conducted two.

Information & Ethics committee  It is 5% to 10%.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, I would say so. There can be intense periods where some people are spending their whole day, but when you consider that you have 45 staff, only six or seven of your staff would ever be involved in the inquiry, at most, so I would say 5% or 10%.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes. Most inquiries don't necessarily relate to lawsuits, of course, but a statement of claim would be a fairly central aspect to a lawsuit, yes.

Information & Ethics committee  That would be a very good idea, yes.

Information & Ethics committee  It is largely website and computer related, but maybe my assistant could respond.

Information & Ethics committee  I can't imagine not having your own legal staff. I've always had my own legal staff. I've always been a lawyer. It did not make sense to me not to have my own legal staff. There are day-to-day legal questions you have to answer or deal with that have nothing to do with inquiries

Information & Ethics committee  I would hope so, but even if there weren't cost savings, I would say it was a prudent and essential move.

Information & Ethics committee  I don't think so. I simply thank you for hearing me out, and I do hope we will work constructively together as the months go by. Thank you very much.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much. Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, first of all, allow me to congratulate you on your election, or re-election, and on your appointment to this committee. Thank you for inviting me here today. With me today are Catherine MacQuarrie, assistant commissi

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think there's something about forms or anything in writing; people like to look at the exact details. When I tried to take the forms back on an earlier occasion there were many comments for improvements. The forms we're still using have some defects in them. It's just that peop

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Since July 2007, just over a year.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  As I indicated, the problem goes back before my time. The previous commissioner was trying as well to get the forms approved. The new prohibition that came in at the same time I started basically was that you couldn't even disclose the forms; you couldn't make them public. He had

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's a matter of deciding how they want to work with me, but that's precisely what I'm here to discuss. However, this is separate from the matter of the forms.