▁profile ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁after ▁chair ing ▁a ▁committee ▁which ▁forced ▁priv acy ▁commission er ▁George ▁Rad w ans ki ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁office ▁after ▁revel ations ▁of ▁la x ▁sp ending ▁hab its . ▁ ▁Cab inet ▁minister ▁When ▁Paul ▁Martin ▁became ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Canada ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁appointed ▁Al cock ▁to ▁cabinet ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁Board , ▁Minister ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Whe at ▁Board , ▁and ▁political ▁minister ▁responsible ▁for ▁Man it oba . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁government ' s ▁prior ities ▁and ▁planning ▁committee , ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁" inner ▁circle " ▁of ▁cabinet , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁chair ▁of ▁a ▁cabinet ▁committee ▁that ▁conducted ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁review ▁of ▁government ▁sp ending . ▁ ▁Policy ▁As ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁Board , ▁Al cock ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁over see ing ▁the ▁Canadian ▁civil ▁service ▁and ▁the ▁sp ending ▁details ▁of ▁government ▁ag encies . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁coordin ating ▁the ▁Martin ▁government ' s ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁spons or ship ▁sc andal , ▁in ▁which ▁some ▁public ▁mon ies ▁were ▁mis app ropri ated ▁by ▁b ureau cr ats ▁and ▁advert ising ▁agents ▁in ▁Quebec ▁with ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party . ▁Al cock ▁announced ▁a ▁new ▁appointment ▁process ▁for ▁crown ▁corpor ation ▁execut ives ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁he