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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 4

Thursday, November 22, 2007

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in camera at 9:03 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Shawn Murphy, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: David Christopherson, Brian Fitzpatrick, Hon. Charles Hubbard, Jean-Yves Laforest, Mike Lake, Marcel Lussier, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Pierre Poilievre, David Sweet, John Williams and Borys Wrzesnewskyj.

Acting Members present: Hon. Navdeep Bains for Mark Holland and Rick Dykstra for Mike Lake.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Alex Smith, Analyst ; Lydia Scratch, Analyst ; Jack Stilborn, Analyst ; Jean Dupuis, Analyst . House of Commons: Rob Walsh, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel ; Gregory Tardi, Senior Parliamentary Counsel (Legal).

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee commenced consideration of the follow-up on past Public Account Committee recommendations.

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

The Chair presented the First Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which read as follows:

Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts has the honour to present its FIRST REPORT

Your Subcommittee met on Monday, November 19, 2007, to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:

1. That on November 20, 2007 the Committee hold a meeting on the Public Accounts of Canada;

2. That on November 22, 2007 the Committee hold a meeting on a follow-up on the Public Acccounts Committee recommendations and that they examine testimony for possible contempt of Parliament;

3. That on November 27, 2007 the Committee hold a meeting to consider the RCMP Report;

4. That on November 29, 2007 the Committee hold a meeting to consider the RCMP Report and other reports.

5. That the Committee write a letter to the Deputy Ministers indicating the Committee's intention to call them to explain why they haven't yet responded to a letter from the Chair, dated August 20, 2007, regarding the government's responses to recommendation of the Public Accounts Committee;

6. That the Committee write to Justice Canada requesting they share any analysis they have on the Statutory Authority of Deputy Ministers;

7. That the Committee write a letter to the Office of the Privy Council indicating the Committee's intention to call the Clerk of the Office of the Privy Council to the Committee to explain why it has not yet responded to the Chair's letter of June 20, 2007 regarding its knowledge about the contents of Claude Boulay's bank account.

Respectfully submitted,

SHAWN MURPHY

Chair

It was agreed, — That the report on Agenda and Procedure be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the Committee authorize the Chair to write a letter to Barbara George outlining her discrepancies in her previous testimony before the Committee, and that she be called to the Committee to explain them.

It was agreed, — That Chief Superintendent Paulson, of the RCMP, be called before the Committee to affirm his report.

At 11:01 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Justin Vaive
Clerk of the Committee

2007/12/04 2:35 p.m.