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{
"time": "2010-11-30 17:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. G\u00e9rald Cossette",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2236454\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Well, the minister's accountability is to government and to Parliament, so that's an issue for Parliament to discuss with the government.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2236455\" data-originallang=\"en\"> With regard to our own accountability, we're being asked to deliver a certain number of things within the legislative framework provided to us, and that's what we're trying to do, given the availability of the resources to do so. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2236456\" data-originallang=\"en\">Now that we have the financial resources and the capability to deliver within the proper timeframe, it is my responsibility and within my accountability to make sure that in 18 months, if I show up at this committee, I don't repeat the same story we've heard in the past. That being said, given the current backlog, and given the fact that the commissioner will report on the current fiscal year, we expect to have a bad score next year as well, because we need to get rid of it. Then we'll be in a position, basically, to meet the proper deadlines. So there is an expectation, on my part, that I'll see another F for this year, as we get rid of the backlog. Next year should be much better. But there is a lag time here that has to be taken into account. We have to build the capacity. We have to get rid of the backlog. Then the new score will come in. </p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2236454\" data-originallang=\"en\">Eh bien, le ministre rend compte au gouvernement et au Parlement, alors il s'agit d'une question dont le Parlement doit discuter avec le gouvernement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2236455\" data-originallang=\"en\"> En ce qui concerne notre propre obligation de rendre des comptes, on nous demande de remplir un certain nombre d\u2019engagements \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur du cadre l\u00e9gislatif qui nous est fourni, et c'est ce que nous essayons de faire, en fonction des ressources disponibles. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2236456\" data-originallang=\"en\">Maintenant que nous avons les ressources financi\u00e8res et la capacit\u00e9 de r\u00e9aliser le travail dans les d\u00e9lais appropri\u00e9s, il est de mon devoir et de ma responsabilit\u00e9 de faire en sorte que, dans 18 mois, si je me pr\u00e9sente au comit\u00e9, je ne r\u00e9p\u00e8te pas la m\u00eame histoire que nous avons entendue dans le pass\u00e9. Cela dit, en raison de l'arri\u00e9r\u00e9 actuel, et compte tenu du fait que la commissaire rendra compte des r\u00e9sultats de l'exercice financier en cours, nous nous attendons \u00e0 recevoir une mauvaise note l'ann\u00e9e prochaine aussi, parce que nous devons nous en d\u00e9barrasser. Par la suite, nous serons essentiellement en mesure de respecter les d\u00e9lais appropri\u00e9s. Je m'attends donc \u00e0 ce que nous recevions un autre F cette ann\u00e9e, pendant que nous travaillons \u00e0 \u00e9liminer l'arri\u00e9r\u00e9. L'ann\u00e9e prochaine, les choses devraient aller beaucoup mieux. Mais il faut tenir compte de ce d\u00e9calage. Nous devons renforcer les capacit\u00e9s. Nous devons nous d\u00e9barrasser de l'arri\u00e9r\u00e9. Ce n'est qu'ensuite que nous recevrons la nouvelle cote. </p>"
},
"url": "/committees/ethics/40-3/35/gerald-cossette-51/",
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