PACP Committee Meeting

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in camera at 11:07 a.m. this day, in Room 371, West Block, the Chair, Shawn Murphy, presiding.

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

It was agreed, — That the report be entitled: Departmental answers to questions about government responses (39th Parliament).

It was agreed, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

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

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to the report.

It was agreed, — That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Chair, issue a news release on the report.

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

It was agreed, — That the report be entitled: Large Information Technology Projects.

It was agreed, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

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

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to the report.

It was agreed, — That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Chair, issue a news release on the report.

At 11:22 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:22 a.m., the sitting resumed in public.

John Williams moved, — That in the interest of accountability, the Auditor General of Canada be requested to select two departmental performance reports at random each year and audit them in accordance with the criteria set out in chapter one of the May '03 report of the Auditor General and report same to Parliament.

Debate arose thereon.

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 the Chair present the motion, in the form of a report, to the House.

At 11:37 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:38 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

At 12:56 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:56 p.m., the sitting resumed in public.

Pierre Poilievre moved, — That the committee alter the schedule such that the meeting of March 4th on Chapter 7 of the A-G’s May 2006 report be instead held on February 28th, the meeting of March 6th on the same subject be moved to March 4th, and that the meeting dealing with draft reports on February 28th be moved to March 6th.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following recorded division:YEAS: Rob Anders, Brian Fitzpatrick, Colin Mayes, Pierre Poilievre, David Sweet — 5; NAYS: David Christopherson, Mark Holland, Charles Hubbard, Jean-Yves Laforest, Marcel Lussier, Borys Wrzesnewskyj — 6.

Pierre Poilievre moved, — That Jean-Marc Bard be summoned to the Committee on March 6, 2008, at 11 a.m., to give evidence on the Committee's study of chapter 7 of the Auditor General's May 2006 report.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division: YEAS: Rob Anders, David Christopherson, Brian Fitzpatrick, Mark Holland, Charles Hubbard, Jean-Yves Laforest, Marcel Lussier, Colin Mayes, Pierre Poilievre, David Sweet, Borys Wrzesnewskyj — 11; NAYS: — 0.

At 1:42 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.