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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 22

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 3:24 p.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, the Hon. Shawn Murphy, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Brian Fitzpatrick, Jean-Yves Laforest, Mike Lake, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Richard Nadeau, Pierre Poilievre, Marcel Proulx, Yasmin Ratansi, David Sweet and John Williams.

Acting Members present: Dawn Black for David Christopherson and Sukh Dhaliwal for Borys Wrzesnewskyj.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Brian O'Neal, Analyst ; Alex Smith, Analyst.

Witnesses: Canadian Comprehensive Auditing Foundation: Geoffrey Dubrow, Director, Capacity Development.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108 (2), the Committee proceeded to a briefing session by the Canadian Comprehensive Auditing Foundation on maximizing the effectiveness of Public Accounts Committees.

Mr. Fitzpatrick tabled documents related to the Ninth Report of the Committee on the Special Report of the auditor General of Canada of May 2006, Government Decisions Limited Parliament’s Control of Public Spending.

Geoff Dubrow made a présentation and answered questions.

At 4:46 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:51 p.m., the Committee resumed sitting in camera.

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

Consideration of Draft Report no. 9

Planning of Future business

It was agreed, — That the draft report (as amended) on the Special Report of the auditor General of Canada of May 2006, Government Decisions Limited Parliament’s Control of Public Spending be adopted as the Ninth report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

That the Clerk and analysts be authorized to make such editorial and typographical changes as necessary without changing the substance of the Report.

That the Chair be authorized to table the Report in the House.

That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government provide a comprehensive response to this Report .

At 5:18 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Georges Etoka
Clerk of the Committee

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