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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 6
 
Thursday, June 1, 2006
 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 11:10 a.m. this day, in Room 701, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Shawn Murphy, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Hon. Navdeep Bains, David Christopherson, Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Lake, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Richard Nadeau, Yasmin Ratansi, David Sweet, John Williams and Borys Wrzesnewskyj.

 

Acting Members present: Marc Lemay for Benoît Sauvageau and Jeff Watson for Pierre Poilievre.

 

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

 

Witnesses: Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Ronnie Campbell, Assistant Auditor General; Sheila Fraser, Auditor General. Department of Health: Hélène Gosselin, Associate Deputy Minister. Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development : Paul LeBlanc, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Socio-economic Policy and Regional Operations. Department of Health: Ian Potter, Assistant Deputy Minister, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch. Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development : Jim Quinn, Director General, Finance Branch, Corporate Services. Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Glenn Wheeler, Principal.

 

It was agreed, — That if the legal opinions and the letter from the Department of Justice requesting the legal opinion relating to the Auditor's General Report on Parliament's Control of Public Spending are not received at the Clerk's office by noon June 2nd the Deputy Minister of Justice appear before the Committee at its next meeting to explain why.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the Committee commenced consideration of Chapter 5, Management of Programs for First Nations of the May 2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada referred to the Committee on May 16, 2006.
 

On motion of John Williams, it was agreed, — That the Chair write to the Clerk of the Privy Council pointing out that Bill C-2 requires that Deputy Ministers, be accountable before Parliament and that the Committee is rather incensed that a meeting with another bureaucrat take precedence over coming before Parliament.

 

Sheila Fraser made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

 

At 1:14 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Danielle Bélisle
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2006/06/05 2:52 p.m.