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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 34

Monday, January 29, 2007

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 3:34 p.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, the Hon. Shawn Murphy, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: David Christopherson, Brian Fitzpatrick, Jean-Yves Laforest, Mike Lake, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Pierre Poilievre, Marcel Proulx, David Sweet and John Williams.

Acting Members present:

Paule Brunelle for Richard Nadeau

Pablo Rodriguez for Yasmin Ratansi

Judy Sgro for Borys Wrzesnewskyj

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Brian O'Neal, Analyst ; Alex Smith, Analyst.

Witnesses: Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Sheila Fraser, Auditor General of Canada; Ronnie Campbell, Assistant Auditor General; Bruce Sloan, Principal. Public Works and Government Services Canada: David Marshall, Deputy Minister; Richard Goodfellow, Manager, Project Delivery Services Division; Ian Bennett, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Acquisitions Branch; Liliane Saint Pierre, Executive Director, Acquisitions Operations; Ellen Stensholt, Senior General Counsel, Legal Services. Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Alain Séguin, Assistant Commissioner, Finances. Department of National Defence: RAdm Tyrone W.H. Pile, Chief, Military Personnel; Denis D'Amours de Courberon, Acting Comptroller, Chief, Military Personnel. Treasury Board Secretariat: Dan Danagher, Executive Director, Labour Relations and Compensation Operations; D. Ram Singh, Senior Financial and Business Systems Analyst , Project Authority Integrated Relocation Program, Labour Relations & Compensation Operations. Royal Lepage: Graham Badun, President. Envoy Relocation Services Inc.: Bruce Atyeo, President.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the Committee resumed consideration of Chapter 5, Relocating Members of the Canadian Forces, RCMP, and Federal Public Service of the November 2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.

Sheila Fraser made an opening statement and, with David Marshall, Graham Badun, Tyrone W.H. Pile, Alain Séguin, Dan Danagher, Richard Goodfellow and Bruce Atyeo, answered questions.

On motion of David Christopherson, it was agreed, — That the Committee sit in camera to hear Mr. Marshall on the cost of retendering the process of the request for proposal for Relocating Members of the Canadian Forces, RCMP, and Federal Public Service.

At 6:15 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 6:19 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

The Committee continued consideration of Chapter 5, Relocating Members of the Canadian Forces, RCMP, and Federal Public Service of the November 2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.

At 6:44 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Georges Etoka
Clerk of the Committee

2007/01/31 10:10 a.m.