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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 24

Wednesday, April 14, 2004

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in camera at 9:02 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D 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, Alan Tonks, Judy Wasylycia-Leis and John Williams.

Acting Members present: Diane Ablonczy for Paul Forseth, Jason Kenney for Val Meredith, Derek Lee for Dominic LeBlanc, Peter MacKay for Peter Goldring, Paul Harold Macklin for Beth Phinney, Dennis Mills for Hon. Maurizio Bevilacqua, Hon. Robert Thibault for Hon. Steve Mahoney and Vic Toews for Philip Mayfield.

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

Other Participants present: KPMG: Victor Duret, Partner; Paul Levine, Forensic Auditor; Greg McEvoy, Forensic Auditor.

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.

The Committee received a briefing from the Library of Parliament analyst regarding matters related to this study.

It was agreed, — That the Library of Parliament working document be released to the public following consultation with the Law Clerk, the Analysts and the Clerks.

At 10:58 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:10 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(e), the Committee resumed from the last session its study of the Special Report of the Auditor General of Canada (Audit of the financial management and administration of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada) of September 2003.

The Committee commenced consideration of a draft report.

It was agreed, — That the draft report be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the Chair, Clerk and researchers be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary to update the content of the report without changing the substance of the report.

ORDERED, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to the report, except Recommendation 20 which deals with the Standing Orders of the House of Commons.

It was agreed, — That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Chair, issue a news release to be released immediately following the tabling of the Committee's report to the House on its study on the Special Report of the Auditor General of Canada (Audit of the financial management and administration of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada) of September 2003.

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

At 12:04 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:45 p.m., the sitting resumed.

It was agreed, — That the following witnesses, which were not included in the Fifth Report of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, appear before the Committee in relation to its study of Chapters 3, 4 and 5 of the Auditor General’s November 2003 Report:

CROWN CORPORATIONS:

Canada Post

Stewart Bacon, Senior VP Customer Relations

Daniel Sawaya

Alain Guilbert, VP Communications

Micheline Montreuil, Director Stamp Products

VIA Rail

Steve Del Bosco

J. Roger Paquette

Port of Montréal

Bernard Lamarre, Chair of the Board

Pierre Émond, CEO

RCMP

Giuliano Zaccardelli

Stéphane Roussin

Marc Beaupré

Pierre Droz

Odilon Emond

ADVERTISING AGENCIES:

Groupaction Marketing Inc.

Jean Lambert

Bernard Michaud

Rogers Dejeans

Tremblay Guittet Communications Inc.

Michele Tremblay

Assistant Deputy Ministers, PWGSC

Richard Neville

Jim Stobbe

INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS:

Institute of Communications and Advertising

Association of Québec Advertising Agencies

OTHER SELECTED MINISTERS:

Staff of David Anderson

Steve VanderWal, Special Assistant

Tony Chang, Constituency Assistant

GRANT RECIPIENTS:

L'information Essentielle

Robert Scully

Claudette Théoret

ADMINISTRATION:

CCSB

Mario Parent

Isabelle Roy

David Myer

Guy McKenzie

Guy Bédard

OTHER INDIVIDIALS:

Roger Collet.

It was agreed, — That, henceforth, all witnesses called to testify on Chapters 3, 4 and 5 of the November 2003 Report of the Auditor General of Canada be sworn in.

At 4:08 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Elizabeth B. Kingston, Jeremy LeBlanc
Clerks of the Committee

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