Government Operations committee  Madam Chair, the office of the chief human resources officer, which I had the pleasure of leading when it was first established, was created by merging HRSDC functions with some of the human resources management functions of Treasury Board Secretariat. The consolidation generated

Government Operations committee  As the minister indicated, those six organizations accounted for some $250 million in expenditures. Within those six organizations, we were able to make savings and reinvest amounts in other functions.

Government Operations committee  Investments were made in training activities. Madam Chair, the supplementary estimates also show that funds were also reinvested into the Canada School of Public Service. Therefore, the amounts were basically reinvested to support training. Other amounts are also available for re

Government Operations committee  In particular, the funds were for a leadership program. Other management programs will become available, and some are already offered for all levels of public servants. So this is not just for deputy ministers and assistant deputy ministers, but rather—

Government Operations committee  Absolutely.

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Minister. Basically, as the minister indicated in his opening statement, we reviewed six organizations with responsibilities in the area of human resources. In doing so, we made savings by eliminating certain functions and redundancies. Essentially, the primary functi

Government Operations committee  Perhaps I can answer the second question. There is no intent to redo or rethink the Canada wordmark. The Canada brand is known around the world. Yes, there were some incidents in the sponsorship area, but by and large the Government of Canada and the Canada brand is a very sol

Government Operations committee  My apologies.

Government Operations committee  There are several reasons why the Privy Council Office engages in coordination activities involving several departments. Sometimes it is to reduce overlap. As I explained, the Privy Council Office has designed a website in which all the information is integrated. This way, it is

Government Operations committee  Yes. The projects were designed quickly and we wanted people to focus on delivering the services, for services themselves and their implementation. Therefore, we had to coordinate communication activities. As my colleague Mr. Kennedy told you, I believe, the guide on the presenta

Government Operations committee  As I explained, departments are responsible for their own communication activities regarding their initiatives. Radio or television activities, which are usually referred to as advertising, are coordinated in a manner whereby departments can spend money from an advertising fund w

Government Operations committee  The reason I gave the roles and responsibilities was also to indicate that in the specific areas or in the programs or activities or communications activities, deputy heads are accountable for ensuring that they are compliant with the policy. In the horizontal communications act

Government Operations committee  In many of those instances your answer is correct. There are no prescriptions or no elements with regard to which colour, which element. The only colour elements, if I can put it that way, are prescribed in terms of the federal identity program, with the official symbols, per se.

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. As you've indicated, and I believe my office has indicated to the clerk of the committee, my colleague and I will have to leave at 4:30. But as I also indicated to you, I will no doubt be back before the committee on December 3, when we appear before this

Government Operations committee  On the question about the signage, if you want us to produce that information it will take us a couple of months to pull that together. My colleague indicated that it is across departments and organizations. This is a rolling issue. This is not something that we can produce tomor