Phase II Report
On February 1, 2006, Gomery released his final report consisting mostly of recommendations for changes to the civil service and its relation to government.
The recommendations suggested include:
- Moving more responsibility to Parliamentary committees
- Stiffer penalties for violation in public spending legislation
- De-politicize civil service and crown corporation appointments
- More transparency with allocation of reserve funds
- Ban on destruction of documents
Shortly after Justice Gomery held a press conference, Prime Minister-designate Stephen Harper, elected on January 23, 2006, told the press that some of the Commission's recommendations matched his proposed first bill, the Federal Accountability Act. Other recommendations went further than what Harper promised, while some other recommendations (dealing with the public service) would not be enacted in the short term.
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