Government Operations committee  If I understood correctly, you are asking me to comment on giving the commissioner an additional mandate, to assess the work of the departments. The Information Commissioner does it when assessing whether access to information requests are handled properly. The Commissioner of O

Government Operations committee  Wrongdoings observed by public servants often occur in their work teams, and this could be the fault of their immediate supervisor. Currently, the employee can bypass the chain of command and make the disclosure to the person at the very top, the commissioner, although the proces

Government Operations committee  Good afternoon. Thank you for your question. The references to good faith are related to the whistle-blower's intentions. In some cases, a whistle-blower may have seen things they did not like for years, and it may be thought that, in disclosing these things, the whistle-blower

International Trade committee  It's important to recall that when Canada made its initial concessions under the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the United States was still part of it. The concessions that were made at the time were for an area that included the United States. When they withdrew, they demanded addit