Government Operations committee  Yes, the timing is not the best. We would be happy to come back to talk about the report. We're very proud of it.

Government Operations committee  Madam Chairman, I think you'd be fairly surprised if I had the answer at my fingertips.

Government Operations committee  I will undertake to find that information. I will try to get it as soon as possible. I'm sure it is available.

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much. Good afternoon, Madam Chair, and members of this committee. I am very pleased to be here on behalf of the Privy Council Office and with my colleagues from the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer. I understand you are interested in how the public se

Public Accounts committee  What I can say is that the government has expressed its intention to establish the commission at a time of its choosing. Meanwhile, the secretariat is actually preparing for an eventual code of practice and a system that will be very rigorous, very—

Public Accounts committee  Yes, I think the secretariat is serving a useful purpose. We don't know what the timing will be, and I think it's usually very wise to prepare.

Public Accounts committee  No, the Public Appointments Commission is the actual body. There is a—

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much. What exists is the Public Appointments Commission Secretariat, which is a very small unit made up of one executive and one assistant that is meant to prepare the ground for the eventual implementation of the commission itself. The commission itself has not b

Public Accounts committee  That's right.

Public Accounts committee  I think I would answer that by saying that all of the changes Mr. Lynch described are actually in place now. They are meant to increase the rigour, the transparency, the accessibility of the appointments system in anticipation that we would be able to meet the standards set out i

Public Accounts committee  They've been put into place at various times since 2006.

Government Operations committee  Thank you.

Government Operations committee  It's my pleasure.

Government Operations committee  Yes, it is a changing dynamic. In the 1980s, on average, the median was lower. We are an aging group. If you look at the executive cadre, the age profile is probably changing slightly now, but for the last couple of years the cadre has been relatively the same age. So if one reti

Government Operations committee  I said that in 1983, 42% were over 40; now it's 66%.