Maurice Laplante and Yves Desjardins-Siciliano made statements and, with Patricia Jasmin, answered questions.

At 9:57 a.m., Alexandra Mendès took the Chair.

At 10:14 a.m., Kevin Sorenson took the Chair.

At 10:33 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:33 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

It was agreed, — That the Fourth Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, which read as follows, be concurred in:

Your Subcommittee met on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:

That, the Chair will announce distributed responses to requests made from the Committee at Committee meetings.

That, if required, CCAF and the analysts consult associates from CCAF or staff from the Office of the Auditor General to complete the analysis of the line of questioning during the Public Accounts 2015 hearing.

That, in relation to the study of Chapter 4, Information Technology Shared Services, of the Fall 2015 Report of the Auditor General of Canada, the Committee travel to Ottawa, Ontario, and to Gatineau, Quebec in the Fall of 2016, that the necessary staff accompany the Committee, and that required security clearances be requested on behalf of the Committee members, the analysts and the Clerk assigned to the Committee.

That, the Clerk of the Committee prepare a draft budget for the Committee's proposed travel to Shared Services Canada Data Facilities for consideration by the Committee.

That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee undertake a study to examine the best practices of public accounts committees with a particular focus on the operations of the Public Accounts Committee of the United Kingdom.

That, in relation to the study on the best practices of public accounts committees, five members of the Committee and the necessary staff travel to London, United Kingdom, in the Fall of 2016.

That, the Clerk of the Committee prepare a draft budget for the Committee's proposed travel to the United Kingdom for consideration by the Committee.

That, organizations that have been subject to an audit by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada be provided with a mandatory template to submit their action plan.

That the routine motion regarding the action plans, adopted on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 be rescinded and replaced with:

That any organization that has been subject to a performance audit or a special examination by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, provides a detailed action plan to address the audit recommendations which have been agreed to - including specific actions, timelines for their completion and responsible individuals - to the Public Accounts Committee and the Office of the Auditor General of Canada within six months of the audit being tabled in the House of Commons; and,

- That organizations that are invited to appear before the Public Accounts Committee to discuss the findings of an audit should, when feasible, provide an action plan to the Committee prior to the hearing; and

- That action plans and progress reports received by the Committee be published on the Committee’s website.