PACP Committee Meeting

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, David Christopherson, presiding.

Guy Caron moved, — That today's meeting of the Committee take place in public.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived, by a show of hands: YEAS: 4; NAYS: 7.

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

Your Subcommittee met on Monday, September 26, 2011, to consider to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:

1. That, pursuant to the motions adopted by the Committee on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, in relation to the studies of the Spring 2011 Report of the Auditor General of Canada and the 2011 Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada, the Committee invite the Interim Auditor General to appear on Wednesday, October 5, 2011; and that the meeting be televised, if possible.

2. That, as necessary, the Committee devote its meetings on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 and Monday, October 3, 2011 to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

After debate, it was agreed, — That the Second Report of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be concurred in.

Guy Caron moved, — That the following reports adopted and presented to the House in the 3rd Session of the Fortieth Parliament be adopted as reports of the Committee in the present session; that the Chair present the reports to the House; and that, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to each report:

• Report 27 - Chapter 3, Service Delivery, of the Fall 2010 Report of the Auditor General of Canada

• Report 26 - Chapter 2, Modernizing Human Resource Management, of the Spring 2010 Report of the Auditor General of Canada

• Report 25 - Chapter 1, Aging Information Technology Systems, of the Spring 2010 Report of the Auditor General of Canada

• Report 24 - Chapter 4, Sustaining Development in the Northwest Territories, of the Spring 2010 Report of the Auditor General of Canada

• Report 23 - Chapter 4, Electronic Health Records of the Fall 2009 Report of the Auditor General of Canada and Electronic Health Records in Canada - An Overview of Federal and Provincial Audit Reports of the Spring 2010 Report of the Auditor General of Canada

• Report 22 - Chapter 1, Canada's Economic Action Plan of the Fall 2010 Report of the Auditor General of Canada

• Report 21 - Main Estimates 2010-2011: Part III - 2010-2011 Report on Plans and Priorities and 2008-2009 Departmental Performance Report of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada;

That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the Committee resume the following studies undertaken during the 3rd Session of the 40th Parliament;

• Chapter 3, Rehabilitating the Parliament Buildings, of the Spring 2010 Report of the Auditor General of Canada

• Chapter 4, Managing Conflict of Interest, of the Fall 2010 Report of the Auditor General of Canada

• Chapter 5, Regulating and Supervising Large Banks, of the Fall 2010 Report of the Auditor General of Canada

• Following-up on recommendations made by the Committee in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session

• Chapter 6, Acquisition of Military Helicopters, of the Fall 2010 Report of the Auditor General of Canada

• Report of the Auditor General of Canada – The Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada

• Chapter 9, Pension and Insurance Administration – Royal Canadian Mounted Police, of the November 2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada (2nd Report, 2nd Session of the 39th Parliament) – Implementation of the Committee’s recommendations

• Public Accounts of 2010;

That the evidence heard and documentation received by the Committee in relation to this study be taken into consideration by the Committee in this session; and

That the Committee schedule a meeting in October 2011 for the resumption of these studies.

Debate arose thereon.

Andrew Saxton moved, — That the Committee proceed to sit in camera.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 7; NAYS: 4.

At 3:46 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 3:47 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

The Committee resumed consideration of matters related to Committee business.

At 4:57 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:04 p.m., the sitting resumed.

It was agreed, — That the Committee Chair and staff be authorized to:

• review Government responses to recommendations made by the Committee during the 41st Parliament;

• acknowledge by letter, on the Committee’s behalf, receipt of Government responses where they respond clearly and completely to recommendations or request further information or clarification, as required;

• monitor the implementation of Government commitments made in response to Committee recommendations, and request further information as required.

• report to the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure on these activities in a timely fashion.

It was agreed, — That, during the week of October 3, 2011, the Committee schedule informal meetings with visiting delegations from Pakistan and Kenya.

At 5:31 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.