Government Operations committee  Yes, this is a permanent abolition of an entity of government. The decision was taken in Budget 2012 to dismantle this entity and we are in the process of doing that.

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the question. I am not Commissioner Cohen.

Government Operations committee  I think it would not be wise for me to speak on his behalf.

Government Operations committee  Thank you. Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman. Good afternoon. I am pleased to meet with the members of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates. Today, I am accompanied by Marc Bélisle, Executive Director of the Finance and Corporate Planning Division for the Pri

Government Operations committee  I would just add that I think it's only the commissioner who knows when he will be finished. He has asked the Prime Minister for an extension to the end of September and the Prime Minister granted that extension.

Government Operations committee  That's because the leader of the Senate is a government minister and a member of cabinet. She's one of the PCO's portfolio ministers. That's why the expenses for her are listed in our main estimates.

Government Operations committee  As Marc has just elaborated, and Bill has spoken about it as well, we've taken several budget reduction-related activities in recent years. As a result, we are now faced with a concrete reduction to our work force, and I'll tell you about how we're going to do that. In order to

Government Operations committee  I'd be happy to see what further information I can get for the member on this case.

Government Operations committee  I'm going to start off with that, and then I'll ask Mr. Bélisle and Mr. Pentney if they want to add anything. We have a framework of mechanisms to give us continual feedback on how we're doing. That includes reporting to Parliament through the DPR and the mechanisms that are pro

Government Operations committee  The other thing I would add is that, of course, like all departments we are subject to the management accountability framework, or MAF, process the Treasury Board conducts on an annual basis, the results of which for the last year have just been delivered.

Government Operations committee  The Privy Council Office is governed by Treasury Board directives on travel, as are all departments. Ministers' offices are governed by the Treasury Board document for spending in ministers' offices. I have no knowledge of the particular case you are speaking of. I will be happ

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm not sure I understand the question: won't there be an increase for the total cost of the service?

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much. Now I understand the question. As I said in my remarks before, PCO will continue looking after the e-mails in the secret and top secret category. We had some work done some time ago to see if we were delivering our IT services in a cost-efficient manner, an

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. My answer would have two parts. One is a shorter part and one is a longer part. I'm just conscious, Mr. Chair, of the time. When I was last here on March 5, I talked about the population of PCO as of March 1. I talked about our workforce in terms o

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I think we can actually give you some of that information today. Mr. Pentney, did you want to open?