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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PACP)

43rd Parliament, 2nd Session

Meeting 25

Thursday, April 15, 2021, 11:44 a.m. to 1:37 p.m.

Room 025-B, West Block

Televised

Presiding

Kelly Block, Chair (Conservative)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Maxime Blanchette-Joncas

NDP

Matthew Green

Acting Members present

• Kate Young for Kody Blois (Liberal)

Associate Members present

• Raquel Dancho (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• André Léonard, Analyst

• Dillan Theckedath, Analyst

Report 6, Canada Emergency Response Benefit, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada

Witnesses

Canada Revenue Agency

• Bob Hamilton, Commissioner of Revenue and Chief Executive Officer

• Maxime Guénette, Assistant Commissioner and Chief Privacy Officer, Public Affairs Branch

• Marc Lemieux, Assistant Commissioner, Collections and Verification Branch

• Frank Vermaeten, Assistant Commissioner, Assessment, Benefit and Service Branch

Department of Employment and Social Development

• Graham Flack, Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development

• Lori MacDonald, Senior Associate Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development and Chief Operating Officer for Service Canada

• Cliff C. Groen, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Benefits and Integrated Services Branch, Service Canada

• Elisha Ram, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch

Department of Finance

• Michael J. Sabia, Deputy Minister

• Michelle Kovacevic, Assistant Deputy Minister, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch

Office of the Auditor General

• Karen Hogan, Auditor General of Canada

• Jo Ann Schwartz, Principal

• Steven Mariani, Director

• Robyn Roy, Director

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, the committee commenced consideration of Report 6, Canada Emergency Response Benefit, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada, referred to the committee on Thursday, March 25, 2021.

Karen Hogan, Bob Hamilton, Graham Flack and Michael Sabia made statements and, with Frank Vermaeten, Lori MacDonald, Cliff Groen and Michelle Kovacevic, answered questions.

At 1:37 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Angela Crandall

Clerk of the Committee