I would like to direct my question to Senator Moncion, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, or CIBA. Thank you.

Many of the senators who are newer to this chamber may not be aware of a very significant shift that occurred a number of years ago when the policies and practices of the Senate relating to potential discrimination and sexual harassment complaints moved away from the Senate and went entirely to CIBA.

My question to you, Senator Moncion, is this: Would it be possible to report back — without any infringement on confidentiality — the number of nondisclosure agreements that have been entered into as a result of resolving or dealing with any complaints that have come under the relatively new policy?

Yes, I’m aware of that. Indeed, this is an occasion where I’m asking if CIBA could request a report on the number of nondisclosure agreements that have been used in the process that is now controlled by the third party, partly because under this relatively new policy there is no way for senators to know what is actually going on with the process dealing with concerns around discrimination.