Government Operations committee  The answer to that is quite clear. This Quebec colleague, and anyone who requests a document in French, is entitled to have it in French. So if something or other is not working, you know how to reach me, Mr. Paul-Hus.

Government Operations committee  You know how to get in touch with me. Ask your colleague Mr. Berthold to follow up with me.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for this very good question and for your excellent comments. I would like to remind everyone that in the fall of 2015, after a decade of neglect under the previous Conservative government, the 27 collective agreements with the core public administration had expired. In

Government Operations committee  Definitely. We need to sign agreements not only because it's a matter of respect and recognition for the work of public servants, but also because it's all about their ability to serve citizens. We're all in the same boat. To succeed in getting through the storm we are experienc

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank the committee for inviting me to speak about the Supplementary Estimates (A), 2021-2022, which were tabled on May 27th. I’m joined today by the following officials from the Treasury Board Secretariat: Glenn Purves, who is Assistant Se

Government Operations committee  Thank you first for your kind words. It's always nice to see and to hear you. I of course won't need to remind everyone that we've been in a pandemic with severe health and economic outcomes, so a number of investments were important for getting through that pandemic. However, f

Government Operations committee  That's exactly what I will ask Mr. Roger Ermuth to provide.

Government Operations committee  Thank you again for the question. As we have just heard a moment ago, this is a matter for Public Health and Health Canada to provide more details on, but I would be glad to turn back to Mr. Ermuth for further information.

Government Operations committee  If you would like to have further details on the precise role of the estimates process in guiding the procurement process to which you allude, let me turn to Mr. Purves, who is the—

Government Operations committee  You are well informed, and that's a tribute to your experience and expertise in the matter. As is the case of most departments, Health Canada would work with PSPC. Let me turn to Mr. Purves, who would be able to address the connection between the estimates process and that proc

Government Operations committee  First, on the wage subsidy—

Government Operations committee  If you wish, I'm here to be helpful. If you wish, I can quickly address the wage subsidy—

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Irek. Let me also thank you, and all the committee members, because we're not only very grateful to you but also very mindful of the very intense work you've done over the last weeks and months in this very extraordinary circumstance in which we find ourselves as Canad

Government Operations committee  You were not only right to ask but also entitled to ask for these monthly reports because of the obviously extremely severe and rapidly changing circumstances of the pandemic. You were provided with this information, which enabled you to connect the size and nature of the differe

Government Operations committee  Irek, I would congratulate you on those specific words, because you seem to understand the value and the difficulty of the work they do at the secretariat. It's a very challenging role that they play. It's not easy, because they have to provide appropriate answers to your appropr