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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 23
 
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 11:05 a.m. this day, in Room 209, West Block, the Chair, Shawn Murphy, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: David Christopherson, Brian Fitzpatrick, Mark Holland, Hon. Charles Hubbard, Jean-Yves Laforest, Marcel Lussier, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Pierre Poilievre, David Sweet, John Williams and Borys Wrzesnewskyj.

 

Acting Members present: Larry Miller for Mike Lake.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Lydia Scratch, Analyst; Alex Smith, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food: Yaprak Baltacioglu, Deputy Minister. Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Raymond Kunze, Director; Andrew Lennox, Assistant Auditor General. Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food: Nada Semaan, Assistant Deputy Minister, Farm Financial Programs Branch.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the Committee commenced consideration of Chapter 4, “Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization” - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada of the May 2007 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
 

Andrew Lennon and Yaprak Baltacioglu made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

 
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

The Chair presented the Fifth Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which read as follows:

Your Subcommittee met on Monday, March 31, 2008, to consider Committee business and agreed to make the following recommendations:

That on April 29, 2008, the Committee hear from the Auditor General on the Main Estimates, the Performance Reports and on Plans and Priorities;

That on May 1, 2008 Mr. Kevin Page, Parliamentary Budget Officer, appears before the Committee;

That on May 6, 2008, the Committee meet informally with the Auditor General prior of the tabling of the Auditors General's Report;

That on May 8, 2008, the Committee meet with the Auditor General to discuss her Report;

That on May 13, 2008, the Committee hold a three hour meeting on the untendered contracts by the Department of Finance;

That on May 15, 2008, the Committee considers draft reports;

That the Committee provide the Chair with the discretion to schedule a meeting on the security of government documents, in light of the discovery of sensitive Department of National Defence documents in a garbage bin; and

That the Committee provide the Chair with the discretion to schedule a meeting on chapters 8, 9, 10 of the Environment Commissioner's March 2008 Report.

 

It was agreed, — That the Fifth Report of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts be adopted.

 

At 1:04 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Justin Vaive
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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