Finance committee  Yes, there is a difference.

Finance committee  Well, if he were to do that, he would not therefore be carrying out his role. His role is to provide the services that are required by those tribunals. So if this person is not providing the services that are required, then this person would not be accomplishing his work.

Finance committee  Well, each tribunal is coming with a certain level of resources. Of course, resources are not unlimited, so each tribunal would have to be served within what is reasonable and given the type of mandates they have, just as they are now. There will be eventually some efficiency, bu

Finance committee  I could give you the example of the Courts Administration Service. The chief administrator of that organization also serves “at pleasure”. Persons whose job is to manage organizations typically serve “at pleasure”.

Finance committee  No.

Finance committee  That's right.

Finance committee  Each tribunal is coming with its share of resources, and we're actually identifying that share of resources as we are preparing for the merger. There will be some natural, I would say, integration in the area of corporate services, for example, finance, administration, and in IM/

Finance committee  It controls the budget of the ATSSC, which provides the services to the tribunals.

Finance committee  Tribunals per se will not have a budget. The budget will be in the ATSSC.

Finance committee  Yes, in consultation with the chairs.

Finance committee  There is a distinction. The Administrative Tribunals Support Service's chief administrator will not have adjudicative power, as I've mentioned. Its role will be to provide the administrative services to the tribunal. So his role is a management role. The chairs and the members wi

Finance committee  Good evening. This measure is actually to put together the various resources of all the tribunals, and it's essentially an administrative measure, so the powers of the various tribunals with respect adjudication and other substantive functions are not changed by this legislation

Finance committee  What I meant is that the organization—just like, for example, within the Minister of Justice portfolio you have the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, so it's the equivalent in the sense that this person is, yes, reporting through the Minister of Justice but is operating at arm's le

Finance committee  Governor in Council appointees are made by the Governor in Council, so therefore are made through government, not only the Minister of Justice.

Finance committee  This person is not an agent of Parliament like those you have mentioned. This person is the head of a department.