Public Accounts committee  We started with a sample of 100 of those contracts.

Public Accounts committee  I'd have to look at those contracts. We can share the issues we've identified issues in those 8,500.

Public Accounts committee  I haven't actually thought about that. It probably would be useful. We might be able to start trying to understand how our NATO allies do their business. There might be some information available there. We would certainly be prepared to have a look at it.

Public Accounts committee  The practice of dumpster diving, Mr. Chairman? Apparently it has become a sort of full-time profession for some people. I don't actually mean to be humourous. I'm not sure I understood the question.

Public Accounts committee  I have not, but apparently—and perhaps you're aware—shortly after the discovery and then, I think a week later, the discovery of blueprints for, I believe, an Agriculture Canada building, there actually was talk that people would be doing some hiring of dumpster divers to see wha

Public Accounts committee  I would just say, Mr. Chairman, that as always the Auditor General's reports are illuminating and elucidating and result in not just action but I think absolutely constructive actions being taken. I would say that I think her report has helped to open our eyes to the front ends

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will speak quickly.

Public Accounts committee  I'm sorry, I didn't hear the question.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. You have already introduced my team. I don't need to do that again. I would obviously like to thank the Auditor General and her staff for her report and for their presence

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chairman, I would obviously ask my military colleagues to respond in part, but having gone from limited combat operations to a sustained combat operation and everything that this entails over the last few years has required the Canadian Forces not only to in some ways relearn

Public Accounts committee  I'll turn to Major General Benjamin on that. My understanding is it will certainly take care of part of that. My understanding is that as the supplies come off the airplanes now, what was bar-coded at home ends up getting manually entered at Kandahar airfield, because we haven't

Public Accounts committee  I believe the action plan that we tabled talks about rolling this out for piloting before the end of July of this year, and having the capability operational in theatre before the end of this year.

Public Accounts committee  If the question is whether we have or forecast critical shortages, I would turn to the general. He may undo my answer, but I would expect the answer to be that we have no critical shortages, because we manage our supply chain to ensure that we don't. I'd ask the general to commen

Public Accounts committee  I have no further comments, Mr. Chairman, except to thank the Auditor General for the report and recommendations, and the committee for its time.

National Defence committee  It's because we like being here. In terms of new people at the table, with me today is my colleague Bill Pentney, who is the Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence; and General Semianiw, who is the chief of military personnel, and who in particular, among other things, w