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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 30
 
Thursday, May 1, 2008
 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 11:03 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Shawn Murphy, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Hon. Mauril Bélanger, Brian Fitzpatrick, Jean-Yves Laforest, Mike Lake, Marcel Lussier, Hon. Shawn Murphy, David Sweet, John Williams and Borys Wrzesnewskyj.

 

Acting Members present: Joe Comartin for David Christopherson, Roger Gaudet for Jean-Yves Laforest, Wayne Marston for David Christopherson and David J. McGuinty for Mark Holland.

 

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

 

Witnesses: Library of Parliament: William R. Young, Parliamentary Librarian; Kevin Page, Parliamentary Budget Officer; Sahir Khan, Director of Expenditure and Revenue Analysis. Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Ron Thompson, Interim Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development; Paul Morse, Principal, Sustainable Development Strategies, Audits and Studies; David Willey, Director, Sustainable Development Strategies, Audits and Studies. Public Works and Government Services Canada: Daphne Meredith, Associate Deputy Minister. Department of Public Works and Government Services and the Canada Lands Company Limited: Ellen Burack, Director General, Office of Greening Government Operations. Department of the Environment: Ian Shugart, Associate Deputy Minister. Treasury Board Secretariat: Daniel Jean, Associate Secretary, Senior Associate Secretary's Office; Michael Presley, Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs Division.

 
Pursuant to the motion of the Committee of April 17, 2008, the Committee commenced consideration of the Role of the Parliamentary Budget Officer.
 

William R. Young and Kevin Page made statements and, with the other witness, answered questions.

 

At 12:01 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:06 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee commenced consideration of Chapter 10, Management Tools and Government Commitments - Greening of Government Operations of the March 2008 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
 

Ron Thompson, Daphne Meredith, Ian Shugart and Daniel Jean made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

 

At 2:04 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Justin Vaive
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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