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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 43
Tuesday, March 12, 2002
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in a televised session at 3:35 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, John Williams, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Robert Bertrand, John Bryden, Mac Harb, Sophia Leung, Philip Mayfield, Shawn Murphy, Gilles-A. Perron, Beth Phinney, Alex Shepherd and John Williams.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Brian O'Neal and Jean Dupuis, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Shahid Minto, Assistant Auditor General; Barry Elkin, Principal. From the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency: William Baker, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Programs Branch; Jeanne Flemming, Director General, International Tax Directorate, Compliance Programs Branch.
The Chair presented the FIFTH REPORT of the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure, which is as follows:
The Sub-Committee met on Thursday, February 28, 2002 and agreed to make the following recommendations:
1. That Committee meetings be scheduled to consider the following Chapters from the December 2001 Report of the Auditor General of Canada:
Chapter 1 – (Financial Information Strategy: Infrastructure Readiness);
Chapters 4 & 5 – (Voted Grants and Contributions: Government-Wide Management, Voted Grants and Contributions: Program Management);
Chapter 6 – (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency – Economic Development);
Chapter 8 – (Canada Customs and Revenue Agency – Managing the Risks of Non-Compliance for Commercial Shipments Entering Canada);
Chapter 13 - Other Audit Observations – Department of Finance.
2. That the Main Estimates 2002-2003; vote 20 under Finance (Office of the Auditor General of Canada); and
The Report on Plans & Priorities relating to 2002-2003 (Office of the Auditor General of Canada) be considered.
3. That Jon Grant, former Chair of the Canada Lands Company Limited, be invited to appear before the Committee with respect to Chapter 13 - Other Audit Observations (Park Downsview Parc Inc) of the December 2001 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
The question being put on Recommendation 1, it was agreed to.
The question being put on Recommendation 2, it was agreed to.
On Recommendation 3
And debate arising thereon;
Mac Harb moved, - That the question be put.
The Chair ruled that the motion for the previous question was not admissible in Committees.
After debate, the question being put on Recommendation 3, it was, by a show of hands, negatived: YEAS: 2; nays: 7.
And the FIFTH REPORT, as amended, was concurred in.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(e), the Committee proceeded to consider Chapter 7 (Canada Customs and Revenue Agency - International Tax Administration: Non-Residents Subject to Canadian Income Tax) of the December 2001 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
Shahid Minto from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada made a statement.
William Baker from Canada Customs and Revenue Agency summarized his statement.
The witnesses answered questions.
At 5:11 p.m., the Committee adjourned until 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, 2002.
Santosh Sirpaul
Clerk of the Committee