Information & Ethics committee  Oh, gosh. Well, the only time I would investigate a former public office holder would be in post-employment. I'd say I've probably done three or four post-employment investigations that have been reported on, out of about 30 reports in total that I've done, if that's the breakdow

Information & Ethics committee  I don't think there will be any particular costs. There is no transition period. Once my mandate is up, it's over. When a new person takes over the duties, their mandate begins immediately. No funding is set aside for an overlap, and I don't anticipate any issues in terms of fu

Information & Ethics committee  I have many recommendations. I have produced two reports—one on the code and one on the act—three or four years ago. Changes have actually been made to the code, but no amendments have been made to the act so far.

Information & Ethics committee  I think that the office is running very smoothly now. I don't see many problems. I have received a lot of praise about on the office's management. As I said, I have made many recommendations on changes, but they mostly had to do with rules and not the office's management. I am

Information & Ethics committee  I am sure I have the resources for that. Thank you.

Information & Ethics committee  You should be careful. With respect to the case files, that's just the files relating to investigations. Most of our work is done in the advisory and compliance section, the advisory work. All the receiving of information when somebody becomes a public office holder or member, th

Information & Ethics committee  That's just looking at whether to start an examination of something.

Information & Ethics committee  That's when we get a request in or information in that looks like maybe there's something we should be starting an examination or an inquiry on.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  It's front end heavy, particularly after an election, but in fact, we have annual reviews of the material that's sent in. We have over 2,000, I think it is—a big number—requests that we get every year that aren't related to their filing of their documents at the beginning. There

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, they ask, “Can I receive this gift?” or “Can I take that outside activity?” or “Can I do this, that, and the other thing?”

Information & Ethics committee  In my whole office?

Information & Ethics committee  There are 50 in my office. The compliance unit is 18 people.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  All right. The 2,000 annual requests, plus the initial disclosure of documentation and putting it on the website and all that, that's the compliance unit; that's 18 people. I hate to use the term “investigations” because people are confused by that term, but when the examinations