PACP Committee Report

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 honor 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.

t 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 on 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 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 it 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 it 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 it 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 it 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.

By unanimous consent, 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.

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

Justin Vaive
Clerk of the Committee