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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 25
 
Monday, April 19, 2004
 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in a televised session at 11:18 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, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Beth Phinney, Alan Tonks, Judy Wasylycia-Leis and John Williams.

 

Acting Members present: Diane Ablonczy for Philip Mayfield, Jason Kenney for Paul Forseth, Dennis Mills for Hon. Maurizio Bevilacqua, Marcel Proulx for Dominic LeBlanc, Hon. Robert Thibault for Hon. Steve Mahoney and Vic Toews for Val Meredith.

 

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

 

Witnesses: As an Individual: Claude Boulay.

 

Other Participants present: KPMG: Greg McEvoy, Forensic Auditor. As an Individual: François Daviault, Counsel to Claude Boulay.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the Committee resumed consideration of Chapter 3, the Sponsorship Program, Chapter 4, Advertising Activities and Chapter 5, Management of Public Opinion Research of the November 2003 Report of the Auditor General of Canada referred to the Committee on February 10, 2004.
 

On motion of Joe Jordan, it was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $ 49,050.00, for the period of April 15, 2004 to June 30, 2004 be adopted and that the Chair present the said budget to the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee.

 

Pursuant to the motion adopted on April 14, 2004, the witness was sworn in.

 

Claude Boulay made a statement and answered questions.

 

At 1:07 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Elizabeth B. Kingston, Jeremy LeBlanc
Clerks of the Committee

 
 
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