Government Operations Committee on June 21st, 2023

Evidence of meeting #75 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was information.

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On the agenda

Federal Government Consulting Contracts Awarded to McKinsey & Company

Certificate of Nomination of Harriet Solloway to the Position of Public Sector Integrity Commissioner

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné

Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay

Also speaking

Michel Bédard Interim Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, House of Commons

Matthew Shea Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Ministerial Services and Corporate Affairs, Privy Council Office

Fred Dermarkar President and Chief Executive Officer, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Mélanie Bernier Senior Vice-President and Chief Legal and People Officer, Public Sector Pension Investment Board

Elizabeth Wademan President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Development Investment Corporation

Harriet Solloway As an Individual

6:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

No, one of the rules is to “do nothing”. There is a vote tonight.

I would require a motion from the floor, but it's not required.

6:50 p.m.

Liberal

Majid Jowhari Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

I'd like to move a motion so we can confirm her.

6:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

Just give me a moment.

Just to be nice, I'm going to provide you with some wording and perhaps you would wish to read it into the record.

6:50 p.m.

Liberal

Majid Jowhari Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

Thank you.

I'd like to move:

That the committee report the following to the House:

Your committee has considered the Certificate of Nomination of Harriet Solloway, nominee for the position of Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, referred on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, pursuant to Standing Order 111.1(1).

Your committee has considered the proposed appointment of Harriet Solloway as Public Sector Integrity Commissioner and reports its recommendation that she be confirmed by the House of Commons as Canada's Public Sector Integrity Commissioner.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you for your support.

6:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley

Thank you.

(Motion agreed to on division)

Wonderful.

Now, before we break for the summer, I just want to thank all of you for your patience with me in this relatively new role.

I want to thank our clerk for all of her outstanding work on a lot of difficult files.

Also, of course, thank you to Ryan, who's been with us for quite a while.

Diana is moving off to the Senate after today, so this will be her final analyst role with us. Thank you, Diana. I'm sorry that we won't see you back right away, but maybe in the future.

Also, thank you to all the support staff who have been helping us get through so much work this year.

With that, unless there's something else, colleagues, we are adjourned.