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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PACP)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 139
Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 8:45 a.m. to 10:54 a.m.
Televised
Presiding
Hon. Kevin Sorenson, Chair (Conservative)

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Library of Parliament
• Sara Fryer, Analyst
• Dillan Theckedath, Analyst
Report 2, Processing of Asylum Claims, of the 2019 Spring Reports of the Auditor General of Canada
Canada Border Services Agency
• John Ossowski, President
• Jacques Cloutier, Vice-President, Intelligence and Enforcement Branch
Immigration and Refugee Board
• Richard Wex, Chairperson
• Greg Kipling, Director General, Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
• Lori MacDonald, Acting Deputy Minister
• Bruce Scoffield, Director General, International Network
Office of the Auditor General
• Sylvain Ricard, Interim Auditor General of Canada
• Carol McCalla, Principal
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the Committee commenced consideration of Report 2, Processing of Asylum Claims, of the 2019 Spring Reports of the Auditor General of Canada, referred to the Committee on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.

Sylvain Ricard, Lori MacDonald, Richard Wex and John Ossowski made statements and, with Carol McCalla, Bruce Scoffield, Greg Kipling and Jacques Cloutier, answered questions.

David Christopherson gave notice of the following motion:

That the Committee condem the underfunding of the Office of the Auditor General (OAG); that the Committee recommend that funding to the OAG be increased by $10.8 million annually; and that the Committee report this recommendation to the House.


At 10:40 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:41 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

It was agreed, — That the Committee continue the study of the Main Estimates 2019-20 on Thursday, May 30, 2019.

It was agreed, — That the Committee study draft reports on Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

It was agreed, — That the Committee study a legacy document prepared by the analysts from the Library of Parliament.

At 10:54 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Angela Crandall
Clerk of the Committee