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Government Operations committee Mr. Aylward, last week I was commenting with members about finding somebody that supported red tape. I was having problems trying to think of anyone, because everybody seems to hate red tape, but I've listened to your briefing and you seem to like red tape. You tie in regulations
December 2nd, 2014Committee meeting
Gordon O'Connor
Government Operations committee Okay. Ms. Jones, red tape is a fluffy term that everyone has opinions on. When you're dealing with red tape, how do you know you have red tape or not?
December 2nd, 2014Committee meeting
Gordon O'Connor
Government Operations committee Ms. Coombs, I heard in your briefing something about applying American-type regulations in the future and that you wouldn't have to use the one-for-one rule. Does that mean you can just toss this aside?
December 2nd, 2014Committee meeting
Gordon O'Connor
Government Operations committee But it is an administrative burden, isn't it? Your people have to do this. You actually had to change labels and everything else.
December 2nd, 2014Committee meeting
Gordon O'Connor
Government Operations committee Yes. I think Mr. Martin's discussion about the theories of ministers, etc., and the status of Parliament is more for an in camera session. It has nothing to do with these people who are here to answer questions about estimates, and I recommend that he get back on his topic.
November 27th, 2014Committee meeting
Gordon O'Connor
November 27th, 2014Committee meeting
Gordon O'Connor
Government Operations committee Thank you. I think I have a question in for property. What's the current situation with respect to DND's acquisition of property in Nepean? Where is it? I started it seven years ago and I'm still waiting to see somebody walk through the door.
November 27th, 2014Committee meeting
Gordon O'Connor
Government Operations committee My next question is on the same area. You have leased buildings and you have owned buildings. How do you determine whether you're going to buy a building, or lease a building, and the shares, etc.? What are the calculations that you do?
November 27th, 2014Committee meeting
Gordon O'Connor
Government Operations committee Mr. Lakroni, I have a question about the estimates before I go on to other things. In your experience how does a minister get involved with estimates, at what stages, or do they attend all estimates? What's the typical actions of a minister with respect to estimates?
November 27th, 2014Committee meeting
Gordon O'Connor
Government Operations committee Mr. Clement, you keep talking about reducing red tape and when you look at history, the Romans probably had red tape. We all have different ideas of what red tape is. What is red tape?
November 26th, 2014Committee meeting
Gordon O'Connor
Government Operations committee We also talk in this bill about one-for-one, that if you want to add something, you have to take something out. Do you envisage any situation where a department or an agency can get to the point where they can't do that, where they are tight, and they want to add a regulation,
November 26th, 2014Committee meeting
Gordon O'Connor
Government Operations committee In this theoretical position, would you then give that department authority to break the rule and add a position without taking one away?
November 26th, 2014Committee meeting
Gordon O'Connor
Government Operations committee I'll ask you another question then. You've touted the fact that we've saved, I forget what it was, two hundred and something—
November 26th, 2014Committee meeting
Gordon O'Connor
Government Operations committee The question is related to one I just heard. I don't know how big that is against all the regulations. I don't know if that means something, whether it's 1%, 10%, 20%, or whether it's great success or little success, because I have no relationship against which to compare it.
November 26th, 2014Committee meeting
Gordon O'Connor
Government Operations committee It was the same point of order. Enough's enough. Mr. Martin has already been warned twice. He doesn't need to be warned three times.
November 26th, 2014Committee meeting
Gordon O'Connor