It was agreed, — That the Sixth Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, which read as follows, be concurred in:

Your Subcommittee met on Thursday, October 20, 2016, to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:

That, with regard to Report 2 – Chapter 6, Nutrition North Canada – Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, of the Fall 2014 Report of the Auditor General of Canada, the Chair request the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada to provide reasons for which two of the five compliance reports were inconclusive, and to provide information about the type of further investigation that the Department will undertake to ensure that the recipients evaluated in these two reports will pass on the full subsidy to their consumers.

That, the Committee hold another meeting with the Department of National Defence to study its new plan to properly record and value its inventory.

It was agreed, — That the Committee invite the President of the Treasury Board to appear on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, to make a presentation on The Government’s Vision for Estimates Reform.

It was agreed, — That the Committee undertake a study of the Governor in Council appointments with a first meeting on Thursday, November 17, 2016.

At 4:05 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:05 p.m., the sitting resumed in public.

It was agreed, — That the Committee join the Commonwealth Association of Public Accounts Committees and mandate the Chair and the Clerk to take the necessary measures to this end.

At 4:11 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:12 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

The Committee commenced consideration of a draft report.

It was agreed, — That the draft report, as amended, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the report be entitled: "Report 1, Venture Capital Action Plan, of the Spring 2016 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada ".

It was agreed, — That the Chair, Clerk and analysts be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report.

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 Chair present the report to the House.

It was agreed, — That the analysts and the Clerk, in consultation with the Chair, prepare a news release for publication on the Committee’s website and for distribution upon presentation of the report to the House.