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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 45

Tuesday, May 11, 2004

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in a televised session at 9:08 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C Centre Block, the Chair, John Williams, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Odina Desrochers, Paul Forseth, Marlene Jennings, Hon. Joe Jordan, Hon. Walt Lastewka, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Beth Phinney, Alan Tonks, Judy Wasylycia-Leis and John Williams.

Acting Members present: Diane Ablonczy for Philip Mayfield, Hon. Larry Bagnell for Dominic LeBlanc, Leon Benoit for Val Meredith, Michel Guimond for Roger Gaudet, Jason Kenney for Paul Forseth, Jason Kenney for Val Meredith, Peter MacKay for Peter Goldring, Paul Harold Macklin for Dennis Mills and Marcel Proulx for Hon. Robert Thibault.

Associate Members present: Pat Martin.

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

Witnesses: As an Individual: Richard Neville.

Other Participants present: KPMG: Victor Duret, Partner.

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.

Pursuant to the motion adopted on April 14, 2004, the witness was sworn in.

Richard Neville made a statement and answered questions.

At 10:00 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:04 a.m., the sitting resumed.

At 10:05 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:12 a.m., the sitting resumed.

At 11:14 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:30 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Joe Jordan moved, — That, notwithstanding the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, May 4, 2004, the Committee receive evidence from Mr. Alain Richard by way of affidavit.

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 11; NAYS: 2.

Shawn Murphy moved, — That this Committee spend the allotted time on Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday afternoon and Thursday of next week to meet in camera and discuss the issues with the Research staff, KPMG and the Law Clerk; synthesize the evidence and attempt to prepare and table an interim report on the evidence adduced to date, and any conclusions that can be drawn from such evidences and that the Research staff be prepared to speak to this issue on Tuesday afternoon.

Debate arose thereon.

At 12:59 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Elizabeth B. Kingston, Jeremy LeBlanc
Clerks of the Committee

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