I am Danielle Bélisle.
Evidence of meeting #1 for Public Accounts in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was clerk.
Evidence of meeting #1 for Public Accounts in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was clerk.
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The Clerk
I am Danielle Bélisle.
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Roger Préfontaine Procedural Clerk
I'm just here to give Danielle a hand for the very important event of electing the chair. I'm clerk of the aboriginal affairs committee.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy
Welcome aboard.
I have just spoken with the clerk on dealing with future business. As I believe everyone is aware, the actual agenda items are decided by the steering committee.
The committee meeting dates are Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week from eleven o'clock until one o'clock. The Auditor General is doing a lock-up on Tuesday, May 16. She will be filing her reports at that time.
11:25 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy
We would have our meeting at eleven o'clock.
What I would recommend, and I invite comments from committee members, is that next Tuesday at eleven o'clock we have a meeting of the steering committee, then the following Thursday, May 13, have the first formal meeting of the committee. Of course, the following Tuesday we'll be into the full swing of things with the report of the Auditor General, and then the lock-up and the report of the Auditor General. Then on Thursday, May 18, we'll have the first chapter, which we're going to deal with, from the Auditor General.
Does anyone have any issues with that suggestion?
The general consensus is that it has been agreed, and we'll accept that as an agreement.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy
I'm going to ask the clerk to send out the recommendations from the Gomery report and the copies of the last two reports, just so that every committee member has that going forward.
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The Clerk
Those would be the conclusions and recommendations and perhaps the chapter dealing with our committee.
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Conservative
Brian Fitzpatrick Conservative Prince Albert, SK
On a point of clarification, Chair--and maybe I'm kind of confused--does the committee usually meet on the day the Auditor General gives her report?
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy
Yes, we sit as a committee. Sometimes not as many members show up, but that's what normally happens. She gives her report. We have questioning, usually for an hour, on the actual numbers.
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Conservative
Brian Fitzpatrick Conservative Prince Albert, SK
Okay. Thank you very much for bringing me up to speed on that item, Mr. Chair.
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Bloc
Benoît Sauvageau Bloc Repentigny, QC
Mr. Chairman, I'm a member of the legislative committee on Bill C-2. On looking at the calendar that has just been distributed to us, I note that I have a scheduling conflict. For example, next Tuesday, I could be here for the start of the meeting. However, when the legislative committee meeting convenes, could Mr. Nadeau possibly replace me on the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, or steering committee?
May 4th, 2006 / 11:25 a.m.
The Clerk
You will need to complete and submit a substitution form.
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The Clerk
Yes, to the subcommittee.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy
Is there any other new business to be brought before the meeting? Anything else? If not, we'll adjourn the meeting.
I remind the steering committee members that we have a meeting next Tuesday at eleven o'clock, and we have a formal committee meeting next Thursday at eleven o'clock. Of course, notices will be sent out by the clerk.
Thank you very much.