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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 44
 
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 3:31 p.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, the Hon. Shawn Murphy, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Paule Brunelle, David Christopherson, Brian Fitzpatrick, Jean-Yves Laforest, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Pierre Poilievre, Pablo Rodriguez, Hon. Judy Sgro, David Sweet, John Williams and Borys Wrzesnewskyj.

 

Acting Members present: Ken Epp for Mike Lake.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Brian O'Neal, Analyst; Alex Smith, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: As individuals: André Gladu; Ned Franks, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Queen's University.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the Committee commenced consideration of Chapter 7, Acquisition of Leased Office Space of the May 2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada referred to the Committee on May 16, 2006.
 

André Gladu made an opening statement and answered questions.

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

On motion of John Williams, it was agreed, — That the Tenth Report on the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts be agreed to and which reads as follows:

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

1. That the Library of Parliament do examine the possibilities of having experts to study the issue of statutory and delegated responsibilities and the contracts that are made under these statutory responsibilities, namely under the Financial Administration Act, the Public Service Staff Relations Act, the Official Languages Act, the Federal Accountability Act, and any other Act, of Accounting Officers and others. For this purpose, the Committee is asking the Library of Parliament to probe the market and provide the Committee with names of three or four individuals who would have this expertise.

2. That a new Committee schedule be prepared to reflect the changes agreed to, namely three hours meetings to deal with Reports, and a meeting should be set aside to examine the Estimates before May 31, 2007 deadline.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its study on the Review of the Roles and Responsibilities of the Treasury Board Secretariat.
 

Ned Franks made an opening statement and answered questions.

 

At 5:23 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Georges Etoka
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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