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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 53

Tuesday, November 1, 2005

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in a televised session at 11:09 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, John Williams, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Alain Boire, Gary Carr, David Christopherson, Brian Fitzpatrick, Daryl Kramp, Hon. Walt Lastewka, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Benoît Sauvageau, John Williams and Borys Wrzesnewskyj.

Acting Members present: Rob Anders for Dean Allison, Michael John Savage for Borys Wrzesnewskyj and Roger Valley for Mark Holland.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Brian O'Neal, Analyst ; Marc-André Pigeon, Analyst.

Witnesses: As Individuals: C.E.S. Franks, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Queen's University; Lorne Sossin, Associate Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the Committee commenced consideration of the Government Response to the Ninth Report: Chapters 3 to 5 of the November 2003 Report of the Auditor General of Canada and resumed consideration of the Government Response to the Tenth Report: Governance in the Public Service of Canada: Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial Accountability.

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

Brian Fitzpatrick moved, — That pursuant to Standing Order 108 (3) (g) and the Public Accounts of Canada, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts requests the government table forthwith with the Committee copies of all internal and external audits (including any forensic audits) for the current fiscal year and for the fiscal periods ending March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, pertaining to contributions made by or through Technology Partnerships Canada.

Debate arose thereon.

Daryl Kramp moved, — That the motion be amended by replacing the word “forthwith” with the words “by November 30, 2005”.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the amendment of Daryl Kramp and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 6; NAYS: 4.

After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 6; NAYS: 4.

At 12:58 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Elizabeth B. Kingston
Clerk of the Committee

2005/11/22 10:42 a.m.