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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 52
Tuesday, February 9, 1999
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in a televised session at 3:40 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, John Williams, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: John Finlay, Paul Forseth, Steve Mahoney, Philip Mayfield, Lynn Myers, Gilles-A. Perron, Beth Phinney and John Williams.
Acting Members present: Marlene Catterall for Ivan Grose; and Jim Jones for Charlie Power.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Jean Dupuis and Brian O'Neal, Research Officers.
Witness(es):From the Office of the Auditor General of Canada: L. Denis Desautels, Auditor General of Canada; Douglas Timmins, Assistant Auditor General; Nancy Cheng, Principal, Audit Operations Branch; From the Treasury Board of Canada - Secretariat: Linda Lizotte-MacPherson, Chief Information Officer; Guy McKenzie, Assistant Secretary; Jim Bimson, Director General, Departmental Readiness; Richard B. Fadden, Assistant Secretary.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(e), the Committee commenced consideration of Chapter 20 (Preparedness for Year 2000: Government-Wide Mission-Critical Systems) of the December 1998 Report of the Auditor General of Canada
Denis Desautels and Linda Lizotte-MacPherson each made an opening statement and, with Jim Bimson, Richard Fadden, Nancy Cheng and Guy McKenzie, answered questions.
It was agreed, - That the presentation of the Treasury Board become part of the permanent record of the Committee.
At 5:24 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Janice Hilchie
Clerk(s) of the Committee