Government Operations committee  We spent none of the actual money set aside for the commission. On the process itself, the work to set up the debates commission, PCO is funding that internally as far as any workload that happens behind the scenes is concerned. All of the money that's in the federal budget is re

Government Operations committee  It's to implement the process. It's to implement the actual debates commission itself, with a debates commissioner, and so we are working behind the scenes to make sure that can get up and running as quickly as possible. Similar to the commission of inquiry, similar to NSICOP, PC

Government Operations committee  Just to be very clear, the nominee has no role whatsoever in the Treasury Board submission. It's no different from other independent areas. We're simply seeking the funding.

Government Operations committee  The funding proposal is an “up to” amount that would be available for the debates commissioner to use. We have a general idea of what that dollar value is. You saw the amount in the budget this year. I can say that the intent would be for around $5 million next year. That coincid

Government Operations committee  It's the vote definition that includes the Prime Minister's residence. There is no money being sought here for the Prime Minister's residence. I think this is a common question we are asked almost every time we come for supplementary estimates or main estimates. There is a very

Government Operations committee  It's a mix of both of those things. It is additional funding. You may recall that an extension was granted for six additional months for the important work this commission of inquiry is doing. They requested with that approximately $38 million in new funding. The amount we have

Government Operations committee  It's not for me to say. One of the things I've said to this committee before is that we operate at arm's length from the commission of inquiry. We provide them support. They're absolutely independent. I would suggest that you look to the press releases and the various discussions

Government Operations committee  Our role is much more an administrative role. We are not there to decide if this is a good expenditure or a bad expenditure or the best return on investment. We're ensuring that they follow the Financial Administration Act and all applicable policies. If there's an expenditure th

Government Operations committee  I think it's less related to the impact Canada initiative and more to the public service leadership. As I started to say, there's a DM committee that's working on this. There's a bill before the House to address some of the harassment issues that exist and give new tools to indiv

Government Operations committee  Let me just find that.

Government Operations committee  Your question relates to the public service employee survey and the harassment numbers in general.

Government Operations committee  I'll focus on our role in fostering a high-performing workforce and—

Government Operations committee  The clerk, as head of the public service, has taken actions around harassment. He has put together a DM task force that's looking at ways we can improve the workplace. In addition, he has asked all deputy heads to make sure that their internal processes are up to date and that em

Government Operations committee  There are no big changes on the horizon. What's in the plan is what we plan to spend this year, both from an FTE and dollar perspective. Budget 2016 gave us a significant amount of money to do some infrastructure investments, both from an IT and physical assets perspective. Many

Government Operations committee  No, it's a plan internally for us, to make sure we're planning ahead as to what our needs are today and for the future.