Sergeant John Muise, Special Project Team Leader, Ontario Office for Victims of Crime: Honourable senators, it is a privilege and an honour to be here to participate in the democratic process.

Sergeant John Muise, Special Project Team Leader;

But in the new way of doing business, rather than waiting until we are right at the point of a major equipment decision before these departments are involved, we are encouraging our integrated project team leaders to make sure they have identified the role these stakeholders have in particular programs and to engage them early so that they are familiar and there has been the opportunity to debate and discuss any particular interests they have and how those are going to be handled in the overall progression of the project.

10. Takes note of the Agency's replies on the compliance with its Code of Conduct by setting out principles and guidance on independence and confidentiality applicable to the Management Board and members of committees, experts and the Agency's staff; accordingly expects the Agency to assess thoroughly, before the allocation of project team leaders to products, whether the interests declared by staff members might influence their impartiality and independence; expects that the Agency's documents on the conflicts of interest shall be updated;