TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on Public Accounts presents the following as its First Report.

Meetings Your Committee met on the following occasions in the Legislative Building: • November 4, 2015 (4th Session, 40th Legislature) • November 30, 2016 (2nd Session, 41st Legislature) • December 19, 2017 (3rd Session, 41st Legislature) Matters under Consideration • Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 (Volumes 1, 2, and 3) • Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 (Volumes 1, 2, and 3) • Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 (Volumes 1, 2, and 3) • Auditor General's Report – Follow-Up of Recommendations – dated March o Accounts and Financial Statements Committee Membership Committee Membership for the November 4, 2015 meeting: • Hon.

Mr. DEWAR • Hon. Mr. GERRARD • Mr. HELWER (Chairperson) • Mr. FRIESEN • Mr. JHA • Mrs. LATHLIN • Mr. MALOWAY • Mr. MARCELINO • Mr. PIWNIUK • Mrs. STEFANSON • Mr. WIEBE (Vice-Chairperson) Substitutions received prior to committee proceedings on November 4, 2015: • Mr. PIWNIUK for Mr. SCHULER • Mrs. STEFANSON for Mr. PEDERSEN Committee Membership for the November 30, 2016 meeting: • Mr. BINDLE • Mr. HELWER (Vice-Chairperson) • Mr. JOHNSTON • Ms. KLASSEN • Mr. MALOWAY • Mr. MARCELINO • Mrs. MAYER • Mr. MICHALESKI • Ms. MORLEY-LECOMTE • Mr. WIEBE (Chairperson) • Mr.

YAKIMOSKI Committee Membership for the December 19, 2017 meeting: • Mr. BINDLE • Mr. HELWER (Vice-Chairperson) • Mr. JOHNSTON • Ms. KLASSEN • Mr. MALOWAY • Mr. MARCELINO • Mrs. MAYER • Mr. MICHALESKI • Ms. MORLEY-LECOMTE • Mr. WIEBE (Chairperson) • Mr. YAKIMOSKI Non-Committee Members Speaking on Record Non-Committee Members speaking on the record at the December 19, 2017 meeting: • Hon. Mr. FLETCHER Officials Speaking on Record at the November 4, 2015 meeting: • Mr. Norm Ricard, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Mr. DEWAR, Minister of Finance • Mr.

Jim Hrichishen, Deputy Minister of Finance Officials Speaking on Record at the November 30, 2016 meeting: • Mr. Norm Ricard, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Mr. FRIESEN, Minister of Finance • Mr. Jim Hrichishen, Deputy Minister of Finance Officials Speaking on Record at the December 19, 2017 meeting: • Mr. Norm Ricard, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Mr. FRIESEN, Minister of Finance • Mr.

Jim Hrichishen, Deputy Minister of Finance Agreements: Your Committee agreed to conclude consideration of Accounts and Financial Statements of the Auditor General’s Report – Follow-Up of Recommendations – dated March at the December 19, 2017 meeting.

Reports Considered and Adopted: Your Committee has considered the following reports and has adopted the same as presented: • Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 (Volumes 1, 2, and 3) • Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 (Volumes 1, 2, and 3) Reports Considered but not Passed: Your Committee has considered the following reports but did not pass them: • Auditor General's Report – Follow-Up of Recommendations – dated March 2017 (Accounts and Financial Statements – concluded consideration of) • Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 (Volumes 1, 2, and 3) Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr.

Matt WIEBE, Chairperson December 19, 2017