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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 54
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 4:14 p.m. to 7:49 p.m.
Presiding
John Williamson, Chair (Conservative)

House of Commons
• Michel Bédard, Interim Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel
 
Library of Parliament
• André Léonard, Analyst
• Dillan Theckedath, Analyst
Medicago Inc.
• Toshifumi Tada, President and Chief Executive Officer
Moderna Inc.
• Patricia Gauthier, President, General Manager, Canada
Pfizer Canada
• Najah Sampson, President
• Fabien Paquette, Vaccines Lead, mRNA Vaccines and Antiviral Portfolio
SANOFI Canada
• Jean-Pierre Baylet, General Manager, Vaccines
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the committee resumed consideration of Report 9, COVID-19 Vaccines, of the 2022 Reports 9 and 10 of the Auditor General of Canada, referred to the committee on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, March 9, 2023.

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

At 6:59 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:14 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

At 7:38 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:42 p.m., the sitting resumed.

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the committee undertake a study of the contracts between Public Services and Procurement Canada with Moderna, Sanofi, Pfizer, Medicago, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Novavax for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines (Auditor General's Report 9 and 10);

That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(1), the committee order Public Services and Procurement Canada to produce a copy of each of the said contracts by forwarding them to the clerk of the committee within 15 days of the adoption of this motion, provided that they are free of any redactions;

That, when these documents are received by the clerk:

(a) They be available at the clerk's office for viewing by committee members only, for one week to be designated by the committee no later than 30 days following the receipt of the contracts, under the supervision of the clerk and that no personal mobile, electronic or recording devices of any kind be permitted in the room that week; and that no notes be taken out of the room.

(b) Representatives of Public Services and Procurement Canada be invited to appear for a two hour in camera meeting and that during the meeting, only committee members and support staff required for the meeting be permitted to attend and that no personal mobile, electronic or recording devices of any kind be permitted in the room during the meeting; that, during the meeting, numbered paper copies of the documents be given to committee members who are present in person by the clerk at the beginning of the said meeting and that these copies be returned to the clerk at the end of the meeting and that the clerk be instructed to destroy the said copies; and that no notes be taken out of the room.

ORDERED – That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(1), the clerk inform Public Services and Procurement Canada that the committee sends for a copy of each of the contracts between Public Services and Procurement Canada with Moderna, Sanofi, Pfizer, Medicago, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Novavax for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines by forwarding them to the clerk of the committee within 15 days of the adoption of this motion, provided that they are free of any redactions.

At 7:49 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Cédric Taquet
Clerk of the committee