PACP Committee Meeting

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 3:21 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Hon. Shawn Murphy, presiding.

At 4:00 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:02 p.m., the sitting resumed in public.

Borys Wrzesnewskyj moved, — It is most evident from today’s proceedings that there is still significant testimony which must be presented to the Public Accounts Committee in order for the committee to have a full and complete account of the serious issues of potential perjury, fraud, and interference in criminal investigations surrounding the findings of the Auditor General in Chapter 9 of the Auditor General’s Report of November 2006 – Pension and Insurance Administration – Royal Canadian Mounted Police and previous testimony provided to this committee by senior RCMP officials. Consequently, I move that the following persons be asked to appear as witnesses before the Public Accounts Committee on April 16, 2007:

Paul Gauvin, Deputy Commissioner, Corporate Management and Comptrollership - RCMP

Rosalie Burton former Director General HR – RCMP (Presently Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Corporate HR Policies, Strategies and Programs)

Deputy Commissioner Barbara George - RCMP

Former Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli – RCMP

Dominic Crupi

Jim Ewanovich

Reg Alcock - Former Minister

Anne McLellan - Former Minister

Paul Roy - Ottawa Police

Gary Loeppky – RCMP

Beverley Busson - RCMP Commissioner.

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 11; NAYS: 0.

It was agreed, — That more names could be added to the list of witnesses from time to time, as approved by the Committee.

Mr. Christopherson gave notice of the following motion:

That the Standing Committee on Public Accounts write to the Minister of Public Safety requesting that the RCMP Pension Plan Funds Investigation be made a full commission of inquiry under the Inquiries Act.

At 4:30 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.