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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 8
 
Thursday, December 6, 2007
 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met at 9:04 a.m. this day, in Room 536, Wellington Building, the Vice-Chair, David Sweet, presiding.

 

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

 

Acting Members present: Robert Bouchard for Jean-Yves Laforest, Cheryl Gallant for John Williams, Hon. Joe McGuire for Hon. Shawn Murphy, Hon. John McKay for Hon. Charles Hubbard, Louis Plamondon for Jean-Yves Laforest and Hon. Bryon Wilfert for Hon. Charles Hubbard.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Lydia Scratch, Analyst; Alex Smith, Analyst.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the Committee resumed consideration of Chapter 9, Pension and Insurance Administration - Royal Canadian Mounted Police of the November 2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
 

It was agreed, — That the draft report, as amended, be adopted.

 

It was agreed, — That the report be entitled: Restoring the honour of the RCMP: Addressing Problems in the Administration of the RCMP’s Pension and Insurance Plans.

 

It was agreed, — That the Chair, Clerk and analyst be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report.

 

It was agreed, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

 

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to the report.

 

It was agreed, — That the Clerk of the Committee make the necessary arrangements for a press conference to be held after the tabling of the Committee’s report to the House, on Restoring the honor of the RCMP: Addressing Problems in the Administration of the RCMP’s Pension and Insurance Plans; and that the Committee be represented by the Chair and representatives from the Conservative Party, the Bloc Québécois, and the New Democratic Party.

 

It was agreed, — That the Committee append to its report a dissenting or supplementary opinion from the Bloc Québcois that is no more than 2 pages in length and submitted electronically to the Clerk of the Committee, in both official languages no later than 4:00 p.m., on Friday, December 7, 2007.

 

It was agreed, — That the Committee append to its report a dissenting or supplementary opinion from the New Democratic Party that is no more than 2 pages in length and submitted electronically to the Clerk of the Committee, in both official languages no later than 4:00 p.m., on Friday, December 7, 2007.

 

It was agreed, — That the Committee append to its report a dissenting or supplementary opinion from the Liberal Party that is no more than 2 pages in length and submitted electronically to the Clerk of the Committee, in both official languages no later than 4:00 p.m., on Friday, December 7, 2007.

 

It was agreed, — That the Committee append to its report a dissenting or supplementary opinion from the Conservative Party that is no more than 2 pages in length and submitted electronically to the Clerk of the Committee, in both official languages no later than 4:00 p.m., on Friday, December 7, 2007.

 

At 12:07 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:08 p.m., the Committee resumed sitting in public.

 

On motion of Borys Wrzesnewskyj, it was agreed, — That the Committee thank the reseachers for the tremendous job they have done on this particular report, and that this motion be reported to their supervisors.

 

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of a draft report.

 

At 12:09 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Justin Vaive
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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