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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 36
Thursday, June 4th, 1998
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 3:32 o’clock p.m., this day, in Room 209 of the West Block, the Chair, John Williams, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Odina Desrochers, Steve Mahoney, Philip Mayfield, Lynn Myers, Andrew Telegdi and John Williams.
Acting Members present: David Pratt for Rey Pagtakhan, John Richardson for Sue Barnes, Judy Wasylycia-Leis for Lorne Nystrom.
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Brian O’Neal and Jean Dupuis, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Office of the Auditor General of Canada: L. Denis Desautels, Auditor General of Canada; Shahid Minto, Assistant Auditor General. From the Secretariat of the Treasury Board of Canada: Colin Potts, Deputy Comptroller General. From Health Canada: Dr. Joe Losos, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Protection Branch. From the Canadian Food Inspection Agency: Dr. Norman Willis, Executive Director, National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (Winnipeg). From the Public Works and Government Services Canada: Michael Nurse, Assistant Deputy Minister, Real Property Services Branch; Bruce Lorimer, Director General, Architectural and Engineering Services, Real Property Services Branch.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(e), the Committee proceeded to the consideration of Chapter 7 (Federal Laboratories for Human and Animal Health Building Project) of the April 1998 Report of the Auditor General of Canada. (See Minutes of Proceedings dated Thursday, April 30, 1998, Meeting No. 29).
L. Denis Desautels, Dr. Joe Losos, Dr. Norman Willis, Michael Nurse and Colin Potts made opening statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.
On motion of Andrew Telegdi, it was agreed,- That the Chair of the Committee be authorized to seek the authority and the necessary funds to permit up to five (5) members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and two (2) staff persons of the Committee to travel to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, to attend the Nineteenth Annual Conference of the Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees from August 15 to 18, 1998; and that the members attending the Conference utilize their air travel points to travel to the Conference.
The witnesses answered questions.
At 5:35 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Bernard G. Fournier
Clerk of the Committee