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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 16
 
Monday, February 7, 2005
 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in a televised session at 3:37 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C Centre Block, the Chair, John Williams, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Dean Allison, Gary Carr, David Christopherson, Sébastien Gagnon, Mark Holland, Daryl Kramp, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Benoît Sauvageau, John Williams and Borys Wrzesnewskyj.

 

Acting Members present: Leon E. Benoit for Brian Fitzpatrick.

 

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

 

Witnesses: Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Sheila Fraser, Auditor General of Canada; Douglas Timmins, Assistant Auditor General; Bruce Sloan, Principal. Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: Charles-Antoine St-Jean, Comptroller General, Comptroller General's Office ; Basia Ruta, Assistant Comptroller General, Internal Audit Directorate, Comptroller General's Office.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the Committee commenced consideration of Chapter 1, Internal Audit in Departments and Agencies of the November 2004 Report of the Auditor General of Canada referred to the Committee on November 23, 2004.
 

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

 

At 5:24 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:26 p.m., the sitting resumed in-camera.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the Committee resumed consideration of the Public Accounts of Canada 2004 referred to the Committee on October 21, 2004.
 

The Committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

 

It was agreed, — That the Committee adopt the draft report as the Report to the House.

 

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to the report.

 

It was agreed, — That the Chair, Clerk and analysts be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report.

 

ORDERED, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

 

It was agreed, — That the Clerk and analysts, in consultation with the Chair, issue a news release following the tabling of the Report in the House.

 

At 5:32 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Elizabeth B. Kingston
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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