THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON AUDIT AND OVERSIGHT

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Wednesday, October 9, 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 in camera this day in room B30, Senate of Canada Building and with videoconference, at 1:35 p.m. ET, the chair, the Honourable Marty Klyne, presiding.

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

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

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

Participating in the meeting: Maxime Fortin, Principal Clerk, Chamber Operations and Procedure Office; Stéphanie van Beek, Procedural Clerk, Committees Directorate; Rosemonde Samedy, André Léonard and Lindsay McGlashan, analysts, Library of Parliament; Amipal Manchanda, Chief Audit Executive, and Linda Anglin, Senior Advisor, Office of the Chief Audit Executive; and Amely Coulombe, Manager, Strategic Communications, and Sabryna Lemieux, Communications Officer, 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).

At 2:10 p.m., the deputy chair, the Honourable Senator Wells (Newfoundland and Labrador), took the chair.

At 2:26 p.m., Amely Coulombe and Sabryna Lemieux were invited to join the meeting.

At 2:31 p.m., Amely Coulombe and Sabryna Lemieux were excused from the meeting.

It was agreed that the amendments to the budget of the committee’s twelfth report, Implementation of the risk-based internal audit plan, that is currently in the Senate, be adopted in principle, taking into account today’s discussions.

It was agreed that the chair and deputy chairs be empowered to approve the final version of the amended report, incorporating the changes agreed to today, and that Senator Wells (Newfoundland and Labrador) present an amendment to the committee’s twelfth report in the Senate at the first sensible opportunity.

At 2:55 p.m., Linda Anglin was excused from the meeting.

At 3:14 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Jodi Turner

Clerk of the Committee