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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 10

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in a televised session at 3:36 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, David Christopherson, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Jay Aspin, Joyce Bateman, Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe, Hon. Gerry Byrne, Guy Caron, David Christopherson, Earl Dreeshen, Matthew Dubé, Bryan Hayes, Daryl Kramp, Andrew Saxton and Bev Shipley.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Alex Smith, Analyst.

Witnesses: Office of the Auditor General of Canada: John Wiersema, Interim Auditor General; Nancy Cheng, Assistant Auditor General; Bruce Sloan, Principal, Sustainable Development Strategies, Audits and Studies. Treasury Board Secretariat: Jim Ralston, Comptroller General of Canada; Brian Aiken, Assistant Comptroller General, Internal Audit. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade: Yves Vaillancourt, Chief Audit Executive. Canadian International Development Agency: Jorge da Silva, Chief Audit Executive. Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Dennis Watters, Chief Audit Executive. Department of Veterans Affairs: Don Love, Director General, Audit and Evaluation Division.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, the Committee commenced consideration of Chapter 3, Internal Audit, of the 2011 Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada referred to the Committee on Thursday, June 9, 2011.

John Wiersema, Jim Ralston, Jorge da Silva, Dennis Watters and Don Love made statements and answered questions.

It was agreed, — That the meeting be adjourned following two (2) further rounds of questioning; that, on a date to be determined, the Committee resume its study of Chapter 3, Internal Audit, of the 2011 Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada; and that the witnesses before the Committee today be invited to appear at that time.

At 4:23 p.m., pursuant to the motion adopted earlier today, the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Joann Garbig
Clerk of the Committee

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