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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 30
 
Monday, September 28, 2009
 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Shawn Murphy, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: David Christopherson, Bonnie Crombie, Meili Faille, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Andrew Saxton, Bev Shipley, John Weston and Terence Young.

 

Acting Members present: Robert Gordon Clarke for Daryl Kramp, Hon. Wayne Easter for Yasmin Ratansi, Martha Hall Findlay for Yasmin Ratansi and Pascal-Pierre Paillé for Luc Desnoyers.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Andrew Kitching, Analyst; Alex Smith, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Sheila Fraser, Auditor General of Canada; Jerome Berthelette, Assistant Auditor General; Dale MacMillan, Principal. Department of National Defence: Robert Fonberg, Deputy Minister; William F. Pentney, Associate Deputy Minister; Kevin Lindsey, Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance and Corporate Services; VAdm D. Rouleau, Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, the Committee commenced consideration of Chapter 5, "Financial Management and Control - National Defence" of the Spring 2009 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
 

Sheila Fraser and Robert Fonberg made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

 

At 5:03 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:05 p.m., the sitting resumed.

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

Meili Faille moved, — That the Committee call upon the Department of Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC) to provide it with all departmental policies relating to service procurement and an analysis of the pros and cons of Government Enterprise Network Services (GENS).

Debate arose thereon.

 

The question was put on the motion and the results of the vote was announced: YEAS: 5; NAYS: 5.

Whereupon, the Chair voted in the affirmative.

Accordingly, the motion was agreed to.

 

At 5:33 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Joann Garbig
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2009/11/02 1:49 p.m.