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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 18
 
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 3:31 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Shawn Murphy, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: David Christopherson, Bonnie Crombie, Luc Desnoyers, Meili Faille, Daryl Kramp, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Yasmin Ratansi, Andrew Saxton, Bev Shipley and John Weston.

 

Acting Members present: Claude Guimond for Luc Desnoyers and Deepak Obhrai for Terence Young.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Andrew Kitching, Analyst; Alex Smith, Analyst.

 
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 
The Chair presented the Tenth Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which read as follows:

Your Subcommittee met on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:

1. That, in relation to the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, April 23, 2009, the Committee’s study of Chapter 2, "The Governor in Council Appointment Process" of the 2009 Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada be scheduled for Thursday, June 11, 2009.

2. That the Committee undertake a study of selected departmental performance reports following their release in fall 2009.
 

On motion of David Christopherson, it was agreed, — That the Tenth Report of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts be adopted.

 
At 3:35 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
 

At 3:35 p.m., the Committee proceeded to sit in camera.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 12, 2009, the Committee resumed consideration of Chapter 1, "A Study of Federal Transfers to Provinces and Territories" of the December 2008 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
 

The Committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 12, 2009, the Committee resumed consideration of Chapter 5, "Surveillance of Infectious Diseases - Public Health Agency of Canada" of the May 2008 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
 

The Committee commenced consideration of a draft report.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 12, 2009, the Committee resumed consideration of Chapter 7, "Economy and Efficiency of Services - Correctional Service Canada" of the December 2008 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
 

The Committee commenced consideration of a draft report.

 

At 5:23 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Joann Garbig
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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