THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON AUDIT AND OVERSIGHT

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Friday, April 26, 2024
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[English]

Pursuant to the order of the Senate of December 9, 2021, the Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight met this day in room B30, Senate of Canada Building and with videoconference, at 1:06 p.m. ET, the chair, the Honourable Marty Klyne, presiding.

Members of the committee present by videoconference: The Honourable Senators Deacon (Nova Scotia), Klyne, Wells and Yussuff (4).

External members of the committee present: Robert Plamondon (1).

External members of the committee present by videoconference: Hélène F. Fortin (1).

Participating in the meeting: Stéphanie van Beek, Procedural Clerk, and Brigitte Martineau, Administrative Assistant, Committees Directorate; Lindsay McGlashan and Rosemonde Samedy, analysts, Library of Parliament; Amipal Manchanda, Chief Audit Executive, and Linda Anglin, Senior Advisor, Office of the Chief Audit Executive; Amely Coulombe, Manager, Strategic Communications and Rebecca Lindell, Internal Communications Advisor, Communications, Broadcasting and Publications Directorate.

Pursuant to rule 12-7(4), the committee continued its consideration of the Senate’s internal and external audits and related matters.

Pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee discussed in camera a draft agenda (future business).

It was agreed that the clerk confidentially report the results of the self-assessment questionnaire for the year 2023-2024 to the chair and analysts, and that the chair report the findings to the committee.

At 3:00 p.m., Amipal Manchanda, Linda Anglin, Lindsay McGlashan, Rosemonde Samedy, Amely Coulombe and Rebecca Lindell were excused from the meeting.

Pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(c), the committee discussed in camera matters related to labour relations and personnel.

At 3:04 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Maxime Fortin

Clerk of the Committee