Q-965 , 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

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Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington)
Date asked
March 19, 2026
Answered
May 6, 2026
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Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
With regard to governance and human resources oversight at Farm Credit Canada since January 1, 2023: (a) what is the current organizational structure for human resources oversight, including whether the Chief Executive Officer has held concurrent responsibility for human resources functions; (b) what policies are in place to manage conflicts of interest when complaints concern senior executives; (c) how are complaints regarding the Chief Executive Officer or other senior executives received, assessed and investigated; (d) how many complaints, grievances, ethics reports or disclosures have been submitted since January 1, 2023, broken down by (i) type of complaint, (ii) whether the subject was a senior executive, (iii) whether an investigation was initiated, (iv) the outcome of the investigation, if any; (e) how many disclosures have been made under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, since January 1, 2023, and how many involved senior leadership; (f) how many employees, past or present, have been asked to sign Non-Disclosure Agreements since 2018, broken down by year and by reason for the need of a Non-Disclosure Agreement; (g) do any of the Non-Disclosure Agreements prevent past or present employees from filing complaints with the Canadian Human Rights Commission; (h) what measures are in place to ensure employees are protected from reprisal when submitting anonymous surveys, ethics complaints or disclosures; (i) what policies govern the protection of employee medical information and client information during internal meetings; and (j) has any external review, audit or independent assessment been conducted regarding workplace culture, ethics compliance or executive conduct, and, if so, what were the findings?
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