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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 40
 
Tuesday, May 4, 2004
 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in camera at 11:50 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C Centre Block, the Chair, John Williams, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Odina Desrochers, Marlene Jennings, Hon. Joe Jordan, Hon. Walt Lastewka, Dominic LeBlanc, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Beth Phinney, Hon. Robert Thibault, Alan Tonks, Judy Wasylycia-Leis and John Williams.

 

Acting Members present: Diane Ablonczy for Philip Mayfield, Leon Benoit for Val Meredith, Richard Harris for Peter Goldring, Jason Kenney for Paul Forseth, Peter MacKay for Peter Goldring and Tony Tirabassi for Dennis Mills.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Brian O'Neal, Analyst. House of Commons: Rob Walsh, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel.

 

Witnesses: KPMG: Paul Levine, Partner; Victor Duret, Partner; Greg McEvoy, Senior Manager.

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

Paul Levine and Victor Duret made statements and answered questions.

 

The Chair presented the Sixth Report of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which read as follows:

The Subcommittee met on Tuesday, May 4, 2004.

The Subcommittee discussed the work of the forensic auditors hired by the Library of Parliament to assist the Committee.

The Subcommittee discussed the possible appearance before the Committee of a witness who had appeared before the Subcommittee on the Protection of Witnesses and Testimony.

The Subcommittee agreed to make the following recommendations:

That members of the Committee make themselves available to representatives of the Parliamentary Centre in relation to their study into the work of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, including, but not limited to, its study of Chapters 3, 4 and 5 of the November 2003 Report of the Auditor General of Canada;

That the Committee invite Mr. Jean-Marc Bard to appear before it on Thursday, May 6, 2004.

 

It was agreed, — That the Sixth report of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be concurred in.

 

It was agreed, — That the presentation deck prepared by KPMG for the Committee be made public.

 

At 1:12 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Elizabeth B. Kingston, Jeremy LeBlanc
Clerks of the Committee

 
 
2004/05/07 9:28 a.m.