Public Accounts committee  That's a very good question.

Public Accounts committee  Enabling legislation is required for pre-clearance, and it's required for entry-exit. Think back and take a look at the calendar. The election was called in June, followed by July, August, September, and October. The government came back in November, a new government. We have t

Public Accounts committee  Those are the only two that I am aware of as outstanding pieces of legislation.

Public Accounts committee  To be honest, with the Canadian participants it wasn't. People saw the value of working horizontally, so many of the files crossed different departments. It is not just one department that has responsibility. One of the benefits the United States articulated, which is not found

Public Accounts committee  I was the senior adviser responsible for beyond the border action plan implementation. I brought in many of my colleagues sitting at the table and many of the people you saw on Monday. We went through all the initiatives in the beyond the border plan, but when I started to get in

Public Accounts committee  The structure was me, an assistant secretary who reported to me, and a small team that fluctuated between five and seven analysts whom we seconded from other departments.

Public Accounts committee  There are a couple of things. I think it should be apparent from the testimony from Monday and today that we're in violent agreement with the Auditor General's recommendations. In many instances, the fact that we didn't have adequate performance indicators actually diminishes the

Public Accounts committee  I think our relationship with the U.S. is evolving and growing every day. One of the by-products of beyond the border in the AG's report is that we have 16 departments and agencies in Canada that were involved in this initiative. That was matched by a dozen agencies and departmen

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to appear before you today. My name is David McGovern. I am the deputy national security adviser to the Prime Minister. However, I am here today in my previous role as senior adviser to the Privy Counci