Evidence of meeting #69 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 meeting.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Georges Etoka
Sheila Fraser  Auditor General of Canada, Office of the Auditor General of Canada
Ken Cochrane  Chief Information Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat
Steven Poole  Chief Executive Officer, Information Technology Services Branch, Department of Public Works and Government Services
Jim Alexander  Deputy Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Officer Branch, Treasury Board Secretariat

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Brian Fitzpatrick

Order, please.

We have a quorum, so we'll start the meeting.

If there are any TV cameras in the room, would you kindly leave the scene?

A point of order?

3:30 p.m.

NDP

David Christopherson NDP Hamilton Centre, ON

No. As soon as you call for approval of the agenda, I wish to have the floor.

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Brian Fitzpatrick

Pardon?

3:30 p.m.

NDP

David Christopherson NDP Hamilton Centre, ON

I assume you're going to ask for approval of the agenda, and I would like the floor at that time.

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Brian Fitzpatrick

Okay, so...?

3:30 p.m.

NDP

David Christopherson NDP Hamilton Centre, ON

Do I have the floor?

Then I move that item number 2 be moved up to item number 1.

June 18th, 2007 / 3:30 p.m.

Liberal

Judy Sgro Liberal York West, ON

We don't have any members of the government here.

3:30 p.m.

Liberal

Borys Wrzesnewskyj Liberal Etobicoke Centre, ON

I would second that motion.

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Brian Fitzpatrick

Discussion?

3:30 p.m.

Liberal

Borys Wrzesnewskyj Liberal Etobicoke Centre, ON

Call the question.

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Brian Fitzpatrick

Okay.

(Motion agreed to)

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Brian Fitzpatrick

Now, we had the notice of motion from Borys at the last meeting.

For the members just arriving, we've changed the agenda. We're dealing with item 2 first.

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

John Williams Conservative Edmonton—St. Albert, AB

I have a point of order, Mr. Chairman.

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Brian Fitzpatrick

What's your point of order?

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

John Williams Conservative Edmonton—St. Albert, AB

The clock says it's one minute after 3:30. I don't think a committee can start until all parties are represented, especially the government.

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Brian Fitzpatrick

We had a quorum.

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

John Williams Conservative Edmonton—St. Albert, AB

Are you sure?

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Brian Fitzpatrick

Yes.

Borys, on the motion you made last week, we have two of them that are very similar. The second one is very much the same as yours, except there's one change in a witness. I see you endorse the second one, so are you with withdrawing your first motion and we'll deal with the new one?

3:30 p.m.

Liberal

Borys Wrzesnewskyj Liberal Etobicoke Centre, ON

With the second? Yes.

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Brian Fitzpatrick

Okay.

3:30 p.m.

NDP

David Christopherson NDP Hamilton Centre, ON

I don't think we have the copies of all that, Chair.

Oh, they're being circulated now. Thank you.

3:30 p.m.

Liberal

Borys Wrzesnewskyj Liberal Etobicoke Centre, ON

The only difference of significance is the name Diane Urquhart is removed.

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Brian Fitzpatrick

Right. We'll just take a minute so that members have the copies of the motions. It's pretty tough to deal with motions without anybody having them.

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

John Williams Conservative Edmonton—St. Albert, AB

I have a point or order on the motion, Mr. Chairman.

3:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Brian Fitzpatrick

What's your point of order, Mr. Williams?