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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 11
 
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in camera at 11:01 a.m. this day, in Room 371, West Block, the Chair, Shawn Murphy, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: David Christopherson, Brian Fitzpatrick, Mark Holland, Hon. Charles Hubbard, Jean-Yves Laforest, Mike Lake, Marcel Lussier, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Pierre Poilievre, David Sweet and Borys Wrzesnewskyj.

 

Acting Members present: Barry Devolin for John Williams.

 

In attendance: House of Commons: Steven Chaplin, Acting Principal Parliamentary Counsel (Legal). Library of Parliament: Lydia Scratch, Analyst; Alex Smith, Analyst.

 
Pursuant to the motion of the Committee of November 22, 2007 - consideration of Barbara George's previous testimony.
 
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

At 12:37 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:38 p.m., the sitting proceeded in public.

 

Pierre Poilievre moved, — That the Committee call additional witnesses, namely Ralph Goodale, Jean-Marc Bard, Janice Cochrane, Gary Polachek, and Alfonso Gagliano into its study on the leasing of Place Victoria, as described in Chapter 7, Acquisition of Leased Office Space, of the May 2006 Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada.

Debate arose thereon.

 

Charles Hubbard moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

 

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following recorded division:YEAS: Mark Holland, Charles Hubbard, Borys Wrzesnewskyj — 3; NAYS: David Christopherson, Barry Devolin, Brian Fitzpatrick, Jean-Yves Laforest, Mike Lake, Marcel Lussier, Pierre Poilievre, David Sweet — 8.

 

The Committee resumed consideration of the motion of Pierre Poilievre, — That the Committee call additional witnesses, namely Ralph Goodale, Jean-Marc Bard, Janice Cochrane, Gary Polachek, and Alfonso Gagliano into its study on the leasing of Place Victoria, as described in Chapter 7, Acquisition of Leased Office Space, of the May 2006 Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada.

 

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division: YEAS: David Christopherson, Barry Devolin, Brian Fitzpatrick, Jean-Yves Laforest, Mike Lake, Marcel Lussier, Pierre Poilievre, David Sweet — 8; NAYS: Mark Holland, Charles Hubbard, Borys Wrzesnewskyj — 3.

 

At 1:01 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Justin Vaive
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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