Public Safety committee  Thank you very much.

Public Safety committee  Yes. As I've understood the distinction, SIRC is independent of government, but the inspector general was an office within the ministry of the solicitor general. It was another channel for the minister, which enabled him to determine on an annual basis, based on the work of the o

Public Safety committee  To my understanding, there is such an office already.

Public Safety committee  I have two thoughts on that. One is that a committee of parliamentarians should not be a department of government reporting to a minister, who in that case, if it becomes law, would be the Prime Minister of Canada. A committee of parliamentarians should be a committee of Parliame

Public Safety committee  Thank you. I have relatively uninformed comments because I haven't had the benefit of hearing the other witnesses before this committee. Taking the second question first, my understanding and my experience in the ministry is that ministers have always welcomed review committees

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Members of the standing committee and audience participants, it's an honour to be able to speak to this committee. I come from a background that has in a way prepared me for this meeting but in a way has left me totally unprepared. I have a background