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Minutes of Proceedings

45th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 10
Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 10:10 a.m. to 11:53 a.m.
Televised
Presiding
John Williamson, Chair (Conservative)

• Laila Goodridge (Conservative)
• Tamara Jansen (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Joëlle Malo, Analyst
• Rosemonde Samedy, Analyst
Office of the Auditor General
• Karen Hogan, Auditor General of Canada
• Andrew Hayes, Deputy Auditor General
• Jean Goulet, Principal
• Gabriel Lombardi, Principal
• Nicholas Swales, Principal
• Glenn Wheeler, Principal
• Mathieu Lequain, Director
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the committee commenced consideration of the 2025 Fall Reports of the Auditor General of Canada, referred to the committee on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

Karen Hogan made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

Motion

Gérard Deltell moved, — That, in light of serious concerns raised in the Auditor General’s report on the Canada Revenue Agency’s Contact Centres indicating significant failures to provide timely and accurate information to Canadians regarding taxes and benefits, the committee immediately undertake a study on this audit;

The study examines the extent to which these failures have affected taxpayers and benefit recipients, particularly low-income Canadians, seniors, and families relying on timely benefit payments;

The committee hold its first meeting on this study on Thursday, October 23, 2025; and

Officials from the Canada Revenue Agency, including the Commissioner of Revenue, the assistant commissioners responsible for services, and relevant senior officials from the call centre and benefits branches, be called as witnesses for that meeting, alongside the Auditor General of Canada.

Debate arose thereon.

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Gérard Deltell, Anthony Housefather, Ned Kuruc, Stephanie Kusie, Sébastien Lemire, Tom Osborne, Kristina Tesser Derksen, Jean Yip — 8;

NAYS: — 0.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 11:53 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Natalie Jeanneault
Clerk of the committee