Evidence of meeting #1 for Public Accounts in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was meeting.
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9:30 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy
It's irrelevant to me.
Mr. Kramp, you're the representative on the steering committee?
9:30 a.m.
Conservative
Daryl Kramp Conservative Prince Edward—Hastings, ON
What's convenient for my colleagues, I'll work with.
9:30 a.m.
NDP
David Christopherson NDP Hamilton Centre, ON
If we do it on Tuesday, though, we're here for two hours and then there's an hour break and then we're back again.
9:30 a.m.
Conservative
9:30 a.m.
NDP
David Christopherson NDP Hamilton Centre, ON
Unless there's another room we can meet in right at 11:15--adjourn here and then go to a steering committee right on the heels of it, Chair?
9:30 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy
Why don't we leave it in the clerk's hands and she will try to schedule it for 11:15 next Tuesday. We can always change it among ourselves if we find it's not suitable. At 11:15 next Tuesday we will have a steering committee meeting and the clerk will notify you as to the room and there will be a notice sent out.
Perhaps I should have done this at the start of the meeting. I assume everyone knows them, but for the benefit of the new members I want to introduce everyone to our very qualified staff.
The way the committee operates, we have a clerk, Joann Garbig. Joann does a tremendous job for me. We also have Alex Smith and Maria Edwards. Actually, Alex has been with the committee for many years but Maria is just joining us. So I want to welcome Maria aboard, and we look forward to working with you. You'll find us very agreeable.
9:30 a.m.
Some hon. members
Hear, hear!
9:30 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy
Is there any other business to come before the meeting?
Mr. Christopherson.
9:35 a.m.
NDP
David Christopherson NDP Hamilton Centre, ON
Just a quick one, Chair, a heads-up. Have a date and location for the annual public accounts conference been set?
9:35 a.m.
NDP
9:35 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy
It happens in the summer. It's in Quebec City, but I don't know the date.
For the benefit of new members, each and every year there is a meeting. It's called the Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees, and at the same time they meet with the Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors. This year the meeting is in Quebec City, from August 29 to 31.
The committee goes to the liaison committee and usually gets approval for travel, accommodations, and incidentals to be paid for by the House of Commons. An invitation is extended to each and every member of this committee to attend that conference. It's valuable. We never get full attendance, but we usually get three or four, depending on the location. Last year it was in Edmonton, I believe. Bev and I were the only ones there, but the House was sitting at the time, too. It wasn't easy even for us to get there.
This year it will be August 29 to 31. You can put that on your calendar. You'll be getting a lot more information later, but that's in Quebec City.
9:35 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy
Is there anything further?
If there's no further business, the meeting is adjourned. We will see you next Tuesday morning at nine o'clock.