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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PACP)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 7

Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 11:00 a.m. to 1:08 p.m.

Room 025-B, West Block

Televised

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné

NDP

Blake Desjarlais

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• André Léonard, Analyst

• Dillan Theckedath, Analyst

Election of Chair

Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the clerk of the committee presided over the election of a chair.

On motion of Philip Lawrence, it was agreed, — That John Williamson be elected Chair of the committee.

John Williamson took the Chair.

Report 12, Protecting Canada’s Food System, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada

Witnesses

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

• Francis P. McGuire, President

Canada Economic development for Quebec Regions

• Manon Brassard, Deputy Minister and President

• Marie-Claude Petit, Vice-President, Operations

Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food

• Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister

Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs

• Daniel Quan-Watson, Deputy Minister

• Paula Isaak, Associate Deputy Minister

• Wayne Walsh, Director General, Northern Strategic Policy Branch

Department of Fisheries and Oceans

• Timothy Sargent, Deputy Minister

• Niall O'Dea, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy

• Hugo Pagé, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer

Office of the Auditor General

• Andrew Hayes, Deputy Auditor General

• Kimberley Leach, Principal

• James Reinhart, Director

Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada

• Dylan Jones, President

• Naina Sloan, Vice-President

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, February 3, 2022, the committee commenced consideration of Report 12, Protecting Canada’s Food System, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada, referred to the committee on Thursday, December 9, 2021.

Andrew Hayes, Francis P. McGuire, Manon Brassard, Chris Forbes, Daniel Quan-Watson, Timothy Sargent and Dylan Jones made statements and, with Kimberley Leach and Niall O'Dea, answered questions.

At 12:13 p.m., Jean Yip took the Chair.

At 12:16 p.m., John Williamson took the Chair.

At 1:08 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Angela Crandall

Clerk of the Committee