Statement made on 31 January 2012 by Senator Catherine Callbeck
Hon. Catherine S. Callbeck:
Honourable senators, my question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Six years ago, this government brought in the Accountability Act, which provided for a public appointments commission. In 2006, an announcement was made about the commission but it was never set up. A public appointments commission secretariat was put in place to back the commission, which still does not exist. However, the secretariat still exists and has spent over $3 million to date and has a budget of $1.1 million this year.
Since there is neither a commission nor a commissioner, who directs the work of the public appointments commission secretariat? To whom does it report?
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