Human Resources committee  It's actually too difficult to answer at this stage. If you were talking about the past, there would have been cases, one would assume, where because of the power relationship, the complaint was not raised. What we're trying to do, I suspect, through this legislation, is to crea

Human Resources committee  It depends on the circumstances in which the question of privilege was raised.

Human Resources committee  As I mentioned at the very beginning of my presentation, the real key is to aim for prevention, and the base for that really is awareness. Even though, as Pierre says, these sessions are only three hours, it's three hours that you didn't have before that are now devoted to this

Human Resources committee  It would really depend on what kinds of constraints it imposes on your being able to be elastic in your approach. It would be better to defer to a lawyer, but I would guess there are times when a definition of law can be too restrictive and may not be as helpful as you might wi

Human Resources committee  Just to intervene briefly, there is a bit of a challenge. When we're talking about escalation of a situation inside the administration or inside the library, we're dealing with our employees. It's quite a different situation. We have, in some sense, the tools of control, if you l

Human Resources committee  In reality, when a complaint is known and concerns a member, a confidentiality risk always exists. The pressure to come up with a solution, since a member's interests are at stake, creates difficulties or challenges, as you say, in terms of the complaint's proper handling. That w

Human Resources committee  I can add that earlier this month at Westminster, there was a cross-party working group that reported on an independent complaints and grievance policy. We haven't completed our study of that report, but it's very clear that what they wish to do is to institute a more robust syst

Human Resources committee  I don't doubt that what we're doing is, certainly, seeking to improve the situation. I suppose it's when the rubber hits the road that we'll find out whether or not that is actually the case.

Human Resources committee  In reality, we are preparing the response on the requirements set out in Bill C-65. As we already mentioned, there is a difference between members, those members' employees and the House administration. It is easier for us to resolve cases within the administration. As Mr. Paren

Human Resources committee  It's one of the reasons why we are emphasizing the program of training that we are introducing to make sure that MPs are fully aware of the resources that are available. In terms of prevention, it is to encourage you to recognize that a healthy, respectful environment goes a long

Human Resources committee  I take your point.

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman and committee members, I am here today to speak about the House of Commons harassment prevention and conflict resolution framework and its occupational health and safety measures. These policies and practices are in place to suppo

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Indeed, this House is your House. We're here as your servants.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We would be obliged to put them in that language.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It actually does raise the issue about whether or not you can refuse to be the one who actually brings forward the petition. If you're just basically a presenter, you're actually fulfilling a kind of mechanical process, but I think you're quite right, Mr. Chair, in reading in the