Finance committee  With respect to the Public Appointments Commission, in fact since June 2011 the secretariat itself has not been operational. So as a result there are no actual employees of the commission. So in answer to your question, there are no individuals who are actually losing their jobs.

Finance committee  According to the budget, there are approximately four people for the secretariat.

Finance committee  Thank you.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Clause 468 of the Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act will repeal section 1.1 of the Salaries Act, which provides for the establishment of the Public Appointments Commission, including its mandate and appointment provisions for the commissioners. I

Finance committee  Thank you. With respect to the appointment processes, I should first state that the Public Appointments Commission would not have made appointments. In fact the Governor in Council would have continued and continues to make the appointments we are talking about. Over the past

Finance committee  With respect to the elimination of the Public Appointments Commission and the closure of the secretariat that had been established to support an eventual commission, this will not have an impact on the government's commitment to make qualified appointments that are following rigo

Information & Ethics committee  Perhaps I can just clarify one point that you referred to earlier. The reason annex H is also included in this particular guide is that ministers do have portfolio responsibilities, and as Joe indicated, ministers do make recommendations to the Governor in Council with respect to

Information & Ethics committee  Perhaps I could comment on some of our processes, because I think that might address some of your questions. When we have a Governor in Council appointee, whether it's a deputy minister, a CEO, a chair of a crown corporation, or a head of a federal agency, we make sure that, nu

Information & Ethics committee  I think it is there, but we can certainly provide you with the link, if it's not there.

Information & Ethics committee  Certainly.

Information & Ethics committee  I can speak about the public office holders who are Governor in Council appointees. With respect to Governor in Council appointees, it is a term and condition of employment. Before someone is appointed, the nominee must sign a certification document stating that they will compl

Information & Ethics committee  No. By Governor in Council appointees, we're referring to deputy ministers—