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Lib. (ON)
On a point of order, Mr. Chair, I'm getting more confused here. It seems to me that when we get asked questions about things that--
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Lib. (ON)
No, I'm being very specific to your interpretation.
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Lib. (ON)
We are all asked questions all the time about matters that go on in this committee, and we always respond. Quite frankly....
First of all, Mr. Lastewka is not a minister, and I don't see any difference between Mr. Lastewka answering a question that's put to him and any one of us, on any side of this House. You are very free to go out at the end of every committee meeting and say whatever you want to say. Why should any one of us not have an opportunity to respond when we get asked questions?
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Lib. (ON)
What is that?
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Lib. (ON)
He's not a cabinet minister.
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Lib. (ON)
So you'd like a person who wasn't a member of the committee to respond.
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Lib. (ON)
Is this relevant?
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Lib. (ON)
I have a point of clarification, Mr. Chair.
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Lib. (ON)
I just want to reassure Mr. Guimond that my views on patronage are well known.
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Lib. (ON)
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Before I go directly to the Auditor General, I want to say through you to all the members of this committee, I've served in this House for 16 years, and I've considered this last 10 weeks one of the most satisfying experiences I've ever had as a parliamentarian. I do sincerely compliment your chairmanship. I know from time to time it gets a little crazy in here, but I think you've done a pretty good job.
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Lib. (ON)
Ms. Fraser, I want to go back to point eight of your opening remarks.
Under section 34 of the Financial Administration Act, before authorizing payments, public servants have an obligation to certify that the work has been performed, the goods supplied, or the service rendered as specified in the contract. They need a basis for making this certification.
Now, I continue to have a personal challenge when I look at your letter dated April 26 in which your 53 samples are listed. I know the Pan Am Games, the Molson Indy, the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club, the Rimouski minor hockey tournament, or for that matter the Nagano Olympic Winter Games, and I know that those events had post-mortem analysis. If I were to go through all of these events and call these people.... As you've said, in many cases the records weren't there. Why they weren't there, we do not know.
Let's take a specific example, the Molson Indy. We now have all their post-mortems. I have them in my office, and I've checked with a couple of others. If we were to get all of these post-mortems to show that there was value for money--and I'm not saying in all 53, but even if it were 49 of 53--would it be appropriate for you, as the Auditor General, to respond to that evidence once it's produced?
I ask this question because two weeks ago on Cross Country Checkup the former Auditor General, Kenneth Dye, said to all Canadians that if subsequent information were found and brought to the attention of the auditor, the audit team, and could be verified, then it was his opinion that the Auditor General should then report to Parliament the results of that experience. What would your thoughts be on that?
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Lib. (ON)
I accept the fact and I've never challenged that you couldn't find these post-mortem reports. The fact still remains, though, that I have in my possession some of these post-mortem reports where they've been marked as not being there. I think what I should do is perhaps send some of them to you and we can go from there.
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Lib. (ON)
No, I called the event directly.
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Lib. (ON)
Well, some of these people say they sent them, so I don't know where they went.
At any rate, here's my second question. You've kept contact with the testimony over the last little while. Have you heard anything that would lead you to suggest amendments to the Auditor General Act or the Financial Administration Act?
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Lib. (ON)
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Is that all my time?
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