PACP Committee Meeting

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in a televised session at 3:32 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, the Hon. Shawn Murphy, presiding.

Sheila Fraser made an opening statement and, with John Wiersema, answered questions.

The Chair called Vote 15 under FINANCE - AUDITOR GENERAL.

Vote 15 FINANCE - AUDITOR GENERAL carried.

ORDERED, — That the Chair report Vote 15 , less the amounts voted in Interim Supply, under FINANCE - AUDITOR GENERAL to the House.

At 4:28 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:31 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $31 788.00, for the annual Conference of the Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committee, to be held at the Parliamentary Buildings in Victoria, British Columbia, from Sunday, August 19, through Tuesday, August 21, 2007 be adopted;

That members who would like to attend this conference do use their travel points;

And that the Chair do present it to the Liaison Committee for approval;

And that the Chair seek the permission of the House to travel to Victoria, British Columbia from August 19 to August 22, 2007, for the Committee and 3 staff members.

It was agreed, — That this Committee ask the Library of Parliament to collect and summarize all documents related to the RCMP pension and insurance fund, Chapter 9 of the Auditor General's report, that these documents be organized first by subject, then by date and that the library place a summary of all of these documents on the front of the overall package, and that the clerk provide regular updates of new documents that come in as our hearings continue on a regular basis.

It was agreed, — That the following witnesses be called to appear before the Committee in clusters that are appropriate to the subject matter being studied:

Christian Picard, former Officer in charge of ATIP section

Louis Alberti, Legal Services, ATIP section

Paul Mc Connell

Anthony Koziol

Kim Casey

Suzanne Beaudin

Jeff Molson

Pierre Laplante

Frank Brazeau

Dominic Crupi

The new Deputy Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada François Guimont.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Public Accounts host a luncheon with Mr. Brian Glicksman from United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 .

It was agreed, — That the final report, as amended, on Chapter 5, Relocating Members of the Canadian Forces, RCMP, and Federal Public Service of the November 2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada, be adopted as the Fifthteenth report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

That the Clerk be authorized to make such editorial and typographical changes including the approved ones as necessary, without changing the substance of the Report.

That the Chair be authorised to table the Report in the House.

That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government provide a comprehensive response to this Report.

It was agreed, — That the final report, as amended, on the 2005-06 Departmental Performance Report and the 2006-07 Report on Plans and Priorities of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, be adopted as the Sixteenth report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

That the Clerk be authorized to make such editorial and typographical changes including the approved ones as necessary, without changing the substance of the Report.

That the Chair be authorised to table the Report in the House.

That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government provide a comprehensive response to this Report .

It was agreed, — That the Clerk be authorized to make such editorial and typographical changes including the approved ones as necessary, without changing the substance of the Report.

That the Chair be authorised to table the Report in the House.

That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government provide a comprehensive response to this Report.

It was agreed, — That the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee call an in camera meeting before June 8th, 2007, to analyse and discuss testimonies given before the Public Accounts Committee by certain witnesses to determine if the Committee considers that it has been lied to and therefore Parliament has been held in contempt.

At 6:32 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.