Madam Chair, the office of the chief human resources officer, which I had the pleasure of leading when it was first established, was created by merging HRSDC functions with some of the human resources management functions of Treasury Board Secretariat. The consolidation generated cost-effectiveness. The activities are now integrated within Treasury Board Secretariat. We have avoided redundancies and reduced related program spending in order to increase effectiveness and, in so doing, we have recognized the leading role played by deputy ministers in human resources management.
We acknowledged and followed up on the recommendations of the working group of the advisory committee on the public service, which was established by the Prime Minister.