Translation of "Bureau d'attache " (French → English) :

29. Attaches importance to the in-depth review on security policy announced by the Bureau and, in this regard, recalls its attachment to a prudent use of resources and, particularly, a cost-effective balance between internal staff and external agents; asks the Bureau to carefully examine the operational and financial implications of a new strategy, aiming to strike a good balance in the proposals to be made between security concerns on the one hand and accessibility and openness on the other hand; stresses that Parliament should remain as much as possib ...[+++]le an open and accessible institution; for this reason wishes to receive more information from the administration concerning the so-called ‘Wiertz project’ in order to assess its implications relating to the accessibility of Parliament for the public;

11. Is awaiting the Bureau’s proposals on strengthening the role of external offices with a view to better reaching citizens; expects appropriations to be provided for the new external offices in Romania and Bulgaria; considers that information provided to each Member State should take national differences into account; expects detailed information on the appropriate human resources to be allocated to the external offices, including a press officer per office, together with a timetable for their recruitment;

11. Is awaiting the Bureau's proposals on strengthening the role of Information Offices with a view to better reaching citizens; expects appropriations to be provided for the new Information Offices in Romania and Bulgaria; considers that information provided to each Member State should take national differences into account; expects detailed information on the appropriate human resources to be allocated to the Information Offices, including a press officer per office, together with a timetable for their recruitment;

Born in 1945; Jurist-Linguist at the Court of Justice; Administrator with the Danish Ministry of Justice; Deputy Judge; Legal Attaché with the Permanent Representation of Denmark to the European Communities; temporary judge at the Østre Landsret (Court of Appeal); Head of the ‘Constitutional and Administrative Law’ Department at the Ministry of Justice; Director at the Ministry of Justice; University lecturer; Member of the Human Rights Steering Committee at the Council of Europe, then Member of the Bureau; Judge at the Cour ...[+++]t of First Instance since 25 September 1989; President of the Court of First Instance since 4 March 1998.

In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch, Library of Parliament: Grant Purves, Research Officer, General (ret'd) Keith McDonald, Senior Military Adviser, Chief Warrant Officer (ret'd) Maurice Dessureault, Military Adviser, Deputy Commissioner (ret'd) Roy Berlinquette, Security Adviser, Joe Varner, Office of Senator Forrestall, Mr. Gary Smith, Mr. Robin Hay, Office of Senator Meighen, Ms Veronica Morris, Office of Senator Kenny.

That the committee conduct a study regarding allegations of systematic political interference by the Minister's offices to block, delay or obstruct the release of information to the public regarding the operations of government departments and that the committee call before it: Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. At a separate meeting or meetings: Dimitri Soudas, Associate Director, Communications/Press Secretary, Prime Minister's Office; Guy Giorno, Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office; Ryan Sparrow, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister, Human Resources and Skills Development C ...[+++]anada; Sebastien Togneri, former Parliamentary Affairs Director, Public Works Canada; Patricia Valladao, Chief, Media Relations, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada; and That the committee submit a report to the House of Commons on its findings.