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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 24
Wednesday, October 3, 2001
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 3:31 p.m. this day, in Room 208, West Block for the purpose of electing a Chair and Vice-Chairs pursuant to Standing Order 106 (1) and (2).
Members of the Committee present: Robert Bertrand, Gerry Byrne, Odina Desrochers, John Finlay, Sophia Leung, Pat Martin, Philip Mayfield, Shawn Murphy, Beth Phinney, Alex Shepherd and John Williams.
Acting Members present: Raymond Bonin for Mac Harb.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: ; Brian O'Neal and Jean Dupuis, Research Officers.
The Clerk of the Committee presided over the election of the Chair.
On motion of Philip Mayfield, seconded by Odina Desrochers, it was agreed, - That John Williams do take the Chair of this Committee as Chairman.
Accordingly, John Williams took the Chair.
On motion of Robert Bertrand, seconded by Beth Phinney, it was agreed, - That Mac Harb be elected Vice-Chair of the Committee in absentia.
On motion of Raymond Bonin, seconded by Alex Shepherd, it was agreed, - That Beth Phinney be elected Vice-Chair of this Committee.
The Committee proceeded to consider its future business.
On motion of Philip Mayfield, seconded by Odina Desrochers, it was agreed, - That John Williams be Chair of the Sub-Committee on Combating Corruption established pursuant to Standing Order 108(1) and (2) and by an Order of the Committee of Tuesday, May 8, 2001 and that the membership of the Sub-Committee, be composed of Ten (10) members or associate members of which Five (5) shall be government members and Five (5) shall be opposition members, to be struck following the usual consultations with the Whips and filed with the Clerk.
The Chair presented the Third Report of the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure, which is as follows:
The Sub-Committee met on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 and agreed to make the following recommendations:
- That a Tentative Schedule of meetings be adopted for the months of October and November 2001.
1. That the following Chapters from the 2000 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada be considered:
Chapter 10: Transport Canada – Airport Transfers: National Airports System.
Chapter 18: Governance of Crown Corporations;
Chapter 19: Reporting Performance to Parliament : Progress Too Slow; and
Chapter 20: Managing Departments for Results and Managing Horizontal Issues.
Chapter 24: Federal Health and Safety Regulatory Programs;
Chapter 25: Canadian Food Inspection Agency – Food Inspection Programs.
Chapter 31: Fisheries and Oceans –- Fleet Management.
2. Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Labour Management Relations in the Federal Public Service, Working Together in the Public Interest (Fryer Report).
3. Public Accounts of Canada, 2001.
4. Performance Report of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada for the period ending 31 March 2001.
5. Consideration of Draft Reports to the House.
6. That a Televised Briefing Session on the Public Accounts of Canada 2001 be held at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 27, 2001 provided that a quorum be present.
On motion of Philip Mayfield, it was agreed, - That the Third Report of the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure be concurred in.
On motion of Odina Desrochers, it was agreed, - That the Committee meet on Thursday, October 4, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. to consider Chapter 18 (Governance of Crown Corporations) of the December 2000 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
At 3:45 p.m., the Committee adjourned until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, October 4, 2001.
Santosh Sirpaul
Clerk of the Committee