The Chair presented the Second Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which read as follows:
Your Subcommittee met on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:
1. That the Committee invite the President of the Treasury Board and the appropriate officials to appear at its meeting on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, to provide an overview of the Supplementary Estimates (B) 2011–2012 and the funds allocated therein to the Treasury Board;
2. That, at its meeting on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, concerning the Supplementary Estimates (B) 2011–2012, the Committee invite representatives of Public Works and Government Services Canada to appear during the first hour and representatives of the Privy Council Office to appear during the second hour;
3. That the meetings of Thursday, November 24 and Tuesday, November 29, also deal with the Supplementary Estimates (B) 2011–2012 and that the specific departments and agencies be determined later;
4. That the analyst be instructed to prepare a draft report on the effectiveness of the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises and the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program, and that this draft be considered for a first time at the meeting of Thursday, November 17, 2011;
5. That the meetings of Thursday, December 1; Tuesday, December 6; Thursday, December 8; Tuesday, December 13; and Thursday, December 15, 2011, be devoted to considering Shared Services Canada and that the witnesses be determined later.