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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 17
 
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 11:14 a.m. this day, in Room 371, West Block, the Chair, Shawn Murphy, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: David Christopherson, Brian Fitzpatrick, Mark Holland, Hon. Charles Hubbard, Jean-Yves Laforest, Mike Lake, Marcel Lussier, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Pierre Poilievre, David Sweet, John Williams and Borys Wrzesnewskyj.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Lydia Scratch, Analyst; Alex Smith, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Sheila Fraser, Auditor General of Canada. Treasury Board Secretariat: Ken Cochrane, Chief Information Officer. Department of Public Works and Government Services: Gerry Deneault, Director General, Industrial Security Sector; François Guimont, Deputy Minister. Department of National Defence: Glynne Hines, Chief of Staff - Assistant Deputy Minister, Information Management; Dave Shuster, Director - Deputy Provost Marshal, Security; Scott Stevenson, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure and Environment. Defence Construction Canada: Ross Nicholls, President and Chief Executive Officer.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the Committee commenced consideration of Chapter 1, Safeguarding Government Information and Assets in Contracting of the October 2007 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
 

Sheila Fraser, François Guimont, Ross Nicholls, Scott Stevenson and Ken Cochrane made statements and with other witnesses, answered questions.

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

At 1:16 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:16 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

The Chair presented the Fourth Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which read as follows:

Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts has the honour to present its FOURTH REPORT

Your Subcommittee met on Monday, February 25, 2008, to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:

1. That the Committee hear from Alfonso Gagliano via video-conference on March 6th, 2008;

2. That the Clerk utilize the services of a locator firm to locate Jean-Marc Bard;

3. That the Committee consider how to proceed in addressing the leak of elements of the Barbara George report;

4. That the accounting officer responsible for the Canadian Revenue Agency be called to the Committee in April to provide the Committee with the information it requested in a letter from the Chair in August 2007.

5. That the Committee study Chapter 4, Auditor General (May 2007) Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on April 1, 2008;

6. That the Committee consider Draft Reports on April 3, 2008;

7. That the Committee study Chapter 5, Auditor General (May 2007)— Managing the Delivery of Legal Services to Government – Department of Justice Canada on April 8, 2008;

8. That the Committee consider Draft Reports on April 10, 2008;

9. That the Committee study Chapter 3, Auditor General (May 2007)— Human Resources Management – Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (May 2007) on April 15, 2008;

10. That the Committee consider Draft Reports on April 17, 2008.

Respectfully submitted,

SHAWN MURPHY

Chair

 

On motion of Charles Hubbard, it was agreed, — That the report on Agenda and Procedure be adopted.

 

At 1:26 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Justin Vaive
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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