Government Operations committee  I think the value of the internal disclosure mechanism in departments is questionable.

Government Operations committee  We do.

Government Operations committee  I think you need only look at some of the recent wrongdoing findings that have been reported by the commissioner. You'll notice these are akin to harassment complaints. Not to minimize what's happened, but it's really harassment that's being whistle-blown. For years there has be

Government Operations committee  You brought up some good points. It's important to understand that, in all disclosure cases, for the sake of natural justice, there must be an opportunity to respond. You mentioned it earlier. Anonymity is often impossible. Think of the small communities. Mr. Korosec may want—

Government Operations committee  —to share some concrete facts. Just look at our members here in Ottawa, where most federal public servants can be found. It's quite easy to locate the individual who has the information that led to the disclosure. Anonymity often can't be protected. The committee must decide on

Government Operations committee  As Mr. Korosec said, interim measures are absolutely necessary.

Finance committee  Indeed, I do find those comments rather troubling in some respects, one being the uncertainty that the essential service designation would create. My colleague Mr. Barrett referenced some comments Minister Clement made on the topic. Make no mistake, the essential service designat

Finance committee  It's interesting that this discussion around poor performers and pension issues, which I assume was the issue raised by the Taxpayers Federation—I didn't hear all of it. This legislation doesn't address any of that. Pensions are not subject to collective bargaining, for one. They

Finance committee  I am an employee of the institute, so I help represent these 55,000 members. Historically, this has not been a workplace that has gone on rampant strikes. There is not labour unrest in the federal public service. There's no urgency calling for this piece of legislation. Wages are

Finance committee  Okay. The bill strips the tribunal of any jurisdiction in relation to allegations of violations of the Canadian Human Rights Act in the workplace for federal public service workers, granting exclusive jurisdiction to the new board. Under the present federal human rights scheme,

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thanks to the committee for the opportunity to make these submissions. The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada represents about 55,000 professionals across the country in the public sector, most of whom work in the federal public servic