Public Safety committee  I think to put the selection criteria out, we should be trying to do that in the next week or two.

Public Safety committee  In my office we have human resource professionals who are very familiar with the requirements in the federal public sector. That expertise was brought to bear in the development of the selection criteria. I would add that we are engaging an executive search firm. That firm, of

Public Safety committee  I should say it's not unprecedented, but the only other case I'm aware of was in 2007, when we were looking for the current RCMP commissioner. At the time we sent draft selection criteria to the equivalent of this committee and sought their views.

Public Safety committee  The selection committee is composed of seven members. They have a broad range of experience that's relevant to the selection of an RCMP commissioner. We have the national security adviser to the Prime Minister, who is the chair of the selection committee; two former solicitors ge

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Good morning to you and to the honourable members. I'm pleased to appear before you today to consult you on the criteria we propose to use to find the next commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. I have with me Mr. Graham Flack, the

Public Safety committee  I apologize, Mr. Chairman. I paused too long.

Public Safety committee  The guide on appointments focuses on key elements required for a rigorous process, including overall expectations and appropriate steps for recruitment to ensure the transparency of the process and to maximize access to appointments. For context, I would like to provide you with

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think I do need to respond to the assertion that the government chooses the candidate. The government nominates an individual, and then it's Parliament that actually approves the person. Concerning the acting commissioner, I understand that he is rev

Government Operations committee  Yes, Mr. Chairman. I would say it is important that agents of Parliament understand government and that they have professional relationships with senior leadership in the government. I think you could say that about every single one of them. They do that, and they meet. We have

Government Operations committee  Yes, technically, the government nominated her. She went through a parliamentary approval process, and the government then issued an order in council.

Government Operations committee  I'm saying that those 12 individuals self-selected to apply for this position. They submitted applications. Based on the screening, they did not meet the selection criteria. I don't know whether it means they did not understand the selection criteria or whether there's an underly

Government Operations committee  They were screened in my office.

Government Operations committee  No, Mr. Chairman. I think the situation points out the need for a search firm in certain cases. They can provide services that allow you to broadly look for candidates and to ensure that you've had a good look at who's out there and what the skill sets are. I think there really i

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chairman, I think I should reply to that by saying I may have oversold the psychometrics. It's only one part of the input into a decision that needs to be very well rounded to make the right decisions about people.

Government Operations committee  Yes.