The Chair presented the Second Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which read as follows:
The Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts has the honour to present its
SECOND REPORT
Your Subcommittee met on Monday, November 26, 2007, to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:
1. That the committee agree to the following schedule:
- December 4, Chapter 9, November 2006 Auditor General's Report (RCMP);
- December 6, Chapter 9, November 2006 Auditor General's Report (RCMP);
- December 11, Barbara George hearings;
- December 13, October 2007 Auditor General's Chapters;
2. That the Committee study the following chapters of the Auditor General's October 2007 report in the following order:
- Chapter 4, Military Health Care - National Defence;
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Chapter 5, Keeping the Border Open and Secure - Canada Border Services Agency;
- Chapter 1, Safeguarding Government Information and Assets in Contracting;
3. That, on behalf of the Committee, the Chair send a letter to Barbara George calling her to appear before the committee on December 11th to explain her previous testimony before the Committee;
4. That Committee staff assist Barbara George and / or her legal counsel in accessing all relevant Committee documents related to her previous testimony before the Committee;
5. That the practice of the Public Accounts Committee, when seeking a response from a government department, be to address its correspondence to the Minister and copy the Deputy Minister, and highlight the usual practice that it is generally the Deputy Minister who answers on behalf of the department when responding to requests from the Public Accounts Committee.
Respectfully submitted,
SHAWN MURPHY
Chair