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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 20

Tuesday, June 5, 2001

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in a televised session at 9:39 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, John Williams, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Robert Bertrand, John Bryden, John Finlay, Mac Harb, Philip Mayfield and John Williams.

Acting Member present: Betty Hinton for Joe Peschisolido.

Associate Member present: Betty Hinton.

In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Brian O'Neal and Jean Dupuis, Research Officers.

Witnesses: As Individual: B. Lorraine Stonechild, from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. From the Department of Health: Ian Potter, Assistant Deputy Minister, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch; Peter Cooney, Acting Director General, Non-Insured Health Benefits; Harry Hodes, Assistant Regional Director, Alberta / Northwest Territories, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch. From the Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Ronnie Campbell, Principal, Audit Operations Branch; Glenn Wheeler, Director, Audit Operations.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(e), the Committee resumed consideration of Chapter 15 (Health Canada - First Nations Health: Follow-up) of the October 2000 Report of the Auditor General of Canada. (See Minutes of Proceedings of Thursday, April 5, 2001, Meeting No. 10)

Ronnie Campbell from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada made a statement.

Ian Potter from the Department of Health made a statement.

B. Lorraine Stonechild made a statement.

B. Lorraine Stonechild, Ian Potter, Peter Cooney, Ronnie Campbell and Harry Hodes answered questions.

At 11:07 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:44 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Questioning continued.

At 12:15 p.m., the Committee adjourned until 3:30 p.m. later this day.

Santosh Sirpaul




Clerk of the Committee