Government Operations committee  Yes, that's correct.

Government Operations committee  There are several levels of delegation.

Government Operations committee  He had the authority to make that decision without consulting me.

Government Operations committee  It wasn't a task. At the end of a briefing with the executive committee around the sexual harassment cases that were happening in CBSA, he turned to me, as chief information officer, to ask if there were any innovative ways. It was a question to look at what was out there in indu

Government Operations committee  My role as chief technology officer is setting enterprise direction on IT. There are different parts of the Treasury Board that set directives on expenditures and other policies. I can't speak on behalf of all of Treasury Board.

Government Operations committee  In terms of the technology direction, decisions and enterprise standards I set, that is fundamental to what we do, not from a procurement perspective but also taking into account the different cloud technologies and others to ensure that the additional solutions we deliver are de

Government Operations committee  I reached out and called Mr. MacDonald and asked him for more facts and data in a period of time that was fairly poorly documented. We exchanged, and I asked him the question, “Do you know?” He said, “No.” We did have a conversation where he proposed what I'm talking about toda

Government Operations committee  His point of view is that because I picked a direction, I made the decision. After that he wrote a note, and in that note, which was meant for me to say, it says I was not aware of the GC Strategies company and I was not part of the decision. That was in his handwriting—pardon me

Government Operations committee  No, he wrote that for me. He was not going to that committee appearance.

Government Operations committee  The decision had two parts. One was technical. I've been clear that I made that decision. The other one was who called GC Strategies and asked them for a bid in the first place. I don't know who that was.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. It depends on the value of the contract, but it is the delegated manager who makes that decision.

Government Operations committee  As I said, I do not know who decided to call GC Strategies to invite them to bid.

Government Operations committee  The delegated manager is delegated by his boss.

Government Operations committee  It was from me; I am his immediate supervisor.

Government Operations committee  I'm sorry, I thought you were asking how the person received delegation powers. You were actually asking who delegated the powers to Mr. MacDonald. I did.