Health committee  Madam Chair, thank you for the opportunity to speak to your committee. My name is Daphne Meredith. I am the Chief Human Resources Officer, and my organization supports Treasury Board in its role as the largest employer in the federal public service. I am here with Daniel Lavoie,

Government Operations committee  My name is Daphne Meredith and I'm the assistant secretary of corporate priorities and planning at the secretariat.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  The intention of this provision was to allow the commissioner to put a time limit on the period during which he'd receive information. Otherwise, he could ask for information, and the party asked could take forever to provide it. So it's to enhance his capacity to investigate.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Mr. Chair, perhaps I could speak to the intent of the clause as it's currently drafted. We had in mind working off the existing registration system that, as my colleagues have pointed out, relates to lobbyist registration and to ensuring that the registry is verified. The onus w

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I think what's before you is our attempt to capture that in an amendment, but I'll turn to the lawyers, if need be, to explain how the provision would work.