Public Accounts committee I don't know right off hand. I can send that to you.
May 14th, 2007Committee meeting
D/Commr Paul Gauvin
Public Accounts committee I think he probably had full authority. I don't know, maybe $50,000.
May 14th, 2007Committee meeting
D/Commr Paul Gauvin
Public Accounts committee No. I was a member of the pension advisory committee.
May 14th, 2007Committee meeting
D/Commr Paul Gauvin
May 14th, 2007Committee meeting
D/Commr Paul Gauvin
Public Accounts committee We had regular meetings. The project was going very well. We had no idea that the contracting was going as it was. We heard last week that there was a lot of collusion between the RCMP and Consulting and Audit Canada. That's where the control broke down.
May 14th, 2007Committee meeting
D/Commr Paul Gauvin
Public Accounts committee Yes. But I think, sir, if you read some of the other comments given here, including what was given by Shahid Minto last week, when there is collusion, it is very difficult to find.
May 14th, 2007Committee meeting
D/Commr Paul Gauvin
Public Accounts committee Why are you finding out? It was always there, sir. I was as surprised as anybody was last week or the week before, when Mr. Frizzell said something about the missing $36,000. It amazed me. It really is accounting 101, lesson one. When you receive cash you have to decide where you're going to credit it.
May 14th, 2007Committee meeting
D/Commr Paul Gauvin
Public Accounts committee And last week or the week before, when you told me it was easy and I disagreed, you were right. It was an easy transaction, sir.
May 14th, 2007Committee meeting
D/Commr Paul Gauvin
Public Accounts committee I explained that before, I think. There was an agreement made between the insurance committee, which was chaired by a deputy and the CHRO, I believe, at the time--or maybe he was just a member of it.... It was chaired by the deputy commissioner for centre region. They agreed that because the insurance recipients--40% of them were pensioners....
May 14th, 2007Committee meeting
D/Commr Paul Gauvin
Public Accounts committee It's just an opinion, sir.
May 14th, 2007Committee meeting
D/Commr Paul Gauvin
Public Accounts committee Yes, I was.
May 14th, 2007Committee meeting
D/Commr Paul Gauvin
Public Accounts committee Thank you for the question, because I'm confused as much as you are.
May 14th, 2007Committee meeting
D/Commr Paul Gauvin
Public Accounts committee The answer is no.
May 14th, 2007Committee meeting
D/Commr Paul Gauvin
Public Accounts committee A copy was sent to my office for an opinion. I gave an opinion the same day, and that's all I had to do with this report.
May 14th, 2007Committee meeting
D/Commr Paul Gauvin
Public Accounts committee Was it critical? I think the—
May 14th, 2007Committee meeting
D/Commr Paul Gauvin