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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 46
 
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 9:07 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, John Williams, presiding.

 

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

 

Acting Members present: Alain Boire for Sébastien Gagnon.

 

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

 

Witnesses: Office of the Auditor General of Canada: John Wiersema, Deputy Auditor General; Frank Vandenhoven, Principal. Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: Charles-Antoine St-Jean, Comptroller General; John Morgan, Acting Assistant Comptroller General. Department of Finance: Paul Rochon, Director.

 

The Chair presented the Twelfth Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which reads as follows:

Your Sub-committee met on Monday, September 26, 2005 and agreed to make the following recommendations:

1. That the Clerk be instructed to schedule the following meetings at the earliest opportunity: Chapter 1, April 2005 Report – Natural Resources; Chapter 3, April 2005 Report - Passport Office;

2. That a meeting on the Public Accounts of Canada 2005 be scheduled at the earliest opportunity following tabling in the House of Commons;

3. That one meeting each be scheduled to discuss the Government responses to the 9th and 10th Reports of the Standing Committee and to include the following witnesses:

9th Report:

The Honourable Reg Alcock,

Alex Himelfarb

10th Report:

The Honourable Reg Alcock,

Alex Himelfarb,

Professor Emeritus C.E.S. Franks.

 

It was agreed, — That the Twelfth report of the Sub-committee on Agenda and Procedure be concurred in .

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the Committee commenced consideration of the Public Accounts of Canada 2005 referred to the Committee on Thursday, September 29, 2005.
 

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

 
At 10:32 a.m., pursuant to the Order of Reference of Monday, March 21, 2005, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-277, An Act to amend the Auditor General Act (audit of accounts).
 

On motion of Benoît Sauvageau, it was agreed, — That the Committee conclude its consideration on Bill C-277, An Act to amend the Auditor General Act (audit of accounts).

 

The Committee commenced consideration of a draft report.

 

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

 

It was agreed, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

 
At 10:46 a.m., the Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Public Accounts host a luncheon on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 for a delegation of the National Audit Office from the People's Republic of China .

 

Brian Fitzpatrick moved, — That the Committee request the Library of Parliament to draft a comparative report on discrepancies in the testimony of those individuals who appeared before both the Committee’s hearings on the November 2003 Report of the Auditor General and before the Gomery Commission.

 

It was agreed, — That the motion be amended by adding after the words “Auditor General” the following: “as well as the testimony of Charles Guité on July 9, 2002, Meeting no. 64 of the 1st Session of the 37th Parliament”.

 

By unanimous consent, after debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.

 

At 11:05 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Elizabeth B. Kingston
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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