Finance committee  Yes. First of all, “submitted” is no bar at all, right? You submit. It just simply gets transferred. As Mr. Booth explained, that's literally a mailbox. “Considered” is a slightly higher standard, which I think is what Mr. Albas was getting towards. Typically in this situation,

Finance committee  I'm not sure.

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  Anyone taking the job would know the salary they'd be receiving ahead of time because the comparable will have been done with other officers of Parliament.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, typically what happens is, once the bill has passed, as part of the development of the merit criteria for the position, an assessment is made based on the complexity of the job, so I can't give you an exact range for the PBO. Sometimes it depends on who the successful

Finance committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair. In a very narrow sense, yes they would. I would say, though, that the question before you is whether to put it in legislation. Certainly, as a competition is set up for a future PBO, the sorts of considerations around educational experience

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, my apologies if I gave the impression that parties would have to provide their costings 120 days in advance. It's as of 120 days before the election that the PBO would be available to begin that work.

Finance committee  It could take lots of forms. It could take this committee's stating their wish for the information directly; it could be an MP; it could be speaking with the minister, whose department it is. It could take lots of forms, far short of contempt of Parliament.

Finance committee  Mr. Dusseault's interpretation is correct. That's in fact what the bill says. His recourse, though, isn't limited as an MP. You could make a broader request in committee, let's say, on something unrelated to a PMB. So you could work through committee. The other approach is that y

Finance committee  That's correct.

Finance committee  That's correct.

Finance committee  You're stating your personal view?

Finance committee  The intent of the bill is not to restrain MPs. It's to provide different avenues for you to get the answers you need.

Finance committee  The intent of the legislation is to give the PBO much wider information access so that that problem doesn't occur.

Finance committee  It's not for me to allow or not allow, Mr. Chair. On the issue of the recourse the PBO has, if they are not getting the information they feel they are entitled to, the first recourse should be Parliament. As an officer of Parliament, the recourse should be to Parliament. Beyon