Natural Resources Committee on Oct. 17th, 2011
Evidence of meeting #7 for Natural Resources in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was development.
A recording is available from Parliament.
On the agenda
MPs speaking
Also speaking
- Mitch Bloom Vice-President, Policy and Planning, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
- Janet King Assistant Deputy Minister, Northern Affairs Organization, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
- Sara Filbee Assistant Deputy Minister, Lands and Economic Development, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Lands and Economic Development, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
No, we would not. That's their responsibility to make their determinations; we're not going to tell them how to do their mandate. We may provide advice, but that would be the extent of it.
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NDP
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Conservative
October 17th, 2011 / 4:30 p.m.
NDP
François Lapointe Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
My first question is for Mr. Bloom.
How long have you been with CanNor?
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Vice-President, Policy and Planning, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
I started working there three months ago.
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NDP
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Vice-President, Policy and Planning, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Yes.
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NDP
François Lapointe Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
You are fully aware that the Comptroller General of Canada identified many problems within your organization. One specific issue is a huge surprise for me:
misuse of credit cards.
Do you agree with the comptroller on that?
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Vice-President, Policy and Planning, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
As I said when answering other questions earlier, that audit is only in its draft stage right now. I cannot share my own comments on that issue before the audit process in completed.
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NDP
François Lapointe Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
Who is in charge of the audit process within your organization?
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Vice-President, Policy and Planning, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
That role belongs to the Comptroller General of Canada, who comes under the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
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NDP
François Lapointe Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
So, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat is in charge?
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Vice-President, Policy and Planning, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Yes. CanNor is a small organization. Consequently, the auditing is done by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, which comes under the—
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NDP
François Lapointe Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
CanNor's official stance is that, as long as the Auditor General's work is still ongoing, CanNor will not adopt a position regarding the issues raised by the Comptroller General of Canada. Is that correct?
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Vice-President, Policy and Planning, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Yes.