Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  Thank you.

Government Operations committee  I have three minutes. That's really hard. I want to make two comments about innovation and the ability of communities to work together with the government. I'm really hoping that part of what you move forward with is changing the culture within the public sector to be able to p

Government Operations committee  I bring that to your attention because one of the issues brought forward to me was students not looking to the federal government for employment because they were worried they wouldn't get paid. I think summer jobs for young people in the government.... I've worked in the communi

Government Operations committee  Today in the House, the minister is giving a statement, and you're here talking about things the government is going to do to ensure that elections are not “tampered with”, I guess would be the colloquial term. I know you've shared what the protocol will be around the critical e

Government Operations committee  From your perspective, are you saying that the Chief Electoral Officer will be involved in informing the public, or investigating it, or identifying it? What is the role of that officer in this process?

Government Operations committee  Right.

Government Operations committee  Right.

Government Operations committee  So, what you're saying is that a critical incident team could include the Chief Electoral Officer in rolling something out, or helping them determine whether.... It just seems to me that the person or that role within the electoral system should be a part of that team. I'm just c

Government Operations committee  Okay. Going to the renewal efforts for the public service and the overall plan, I'm wondering if you might comment about what role you think the inability of the federal government to pay its public servants correctly has played in some of the deterioration within the public ser

Government Operations committee  It's been one of those questions. It's a little rhetorical, obviously.

Government Operations committee  My point is that, here is the reality, and you're talking about renewing the public service. I want to know what part of the conversation that key part of being an employer was, going forward. I'm not asking you to solve the Phoenix pay system, obviously, but to me that would be

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much, Chair, and fellow Saskatchewanites. I'm pleased to be here.

Government Operations committee  As to how Canada could improve its oversight, I'll share with you the following recommendations: to ensure that the executives' budget proposals are provided to legislators at least two months before the start of the budget year and that the budget proposals in the main estimates

Government Operations committee  Thank you. Congratulations on your appointment. I feel very privileged to be here. I don't usually sit on this committee. It's nice to be able to share with you something that I've been interested in, and I would welcome your general comments. I'm not asking you to make a bi