Public Accounts Committee on Nov. 23rd, 2009

Evidence of meeting #41 for Public Accounts in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was billion.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Public Accounts of Canada 2009

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Sheila Fraser Auditor General of Canada, Office of the Auditor General of Canada

James Ralston Comptroller General of Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat

Paul Rochon Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch, Department of Finance

Bill Matthews Assistant Comptroller General, Financial Management and Analysis Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat

Nancy Cheng Assistant Auditor General, Office of the Auditor General of Canada

5:35 p.m.

Comptroller General of Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat

James Ralston

I would like to reiterate the comments that you made at the beginning. This is the end of a cycle that starts with budgets and goes through main estimates, with hearings on main estimates and supplementary estimates before we see the final results. It is the whole process that is important, and the scrutiny that parliamentarians provide is fundamental to the success of the whole enterprise. So I thank you.

5:35 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy

Mr. Matthews?

Madam Gignac?

Mr. Rochon?

5:35 p.m.

Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch, Department of Finance

Paul Rochon

I would like to thank the committee for your interest. The public accounts is the product of a lot of work across a number of departments—all departments but primarily the central departments of the Receiver General, the Treasury Board Secretariat, the Comptroller General, the Auditor General, and from time to time the Department of Finance. It's a very professional relationship. We sort out our differences and we do it in a professional way. For 11 years we have come to an agreement. That's an achievement, and I want to thank my colleagues for it.

5:35 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy

I want to thank you once again for your appearance here.

The meeting is adjourned.