TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on Public Accounts presents the following as its Third Report. Meetings Your Committee met on the following occasions: • June 19, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. (1st Session, 40th Legislature) • June 19, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. (1st Session, 40th Legislature) • July 5, 2012 (1st Session, 40th Legislature) • August 23, 2012 (1st Session, 40th Legislature) • September 12, 2012 (1st Session, 40th Legislature) • February 25, 2013 (2nd Session, 40th Legislature) • October 30, 2013 (2nd Session, 40th Legislature) Matters under Consideration • Auditor General's Report – Annual Report to the Legislature – dated January 2012 o

Chapter 3 – Animikii Ozoson Child and Family Services Agency: First Nations of Southern Manitoba Child and Family Services Authority; Department of Family Services and Consumer Affairs • Auditor General's Report – Annual Report to the Legislature – dated January 2013 o

Chapter 4 – Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care Program o

Chapter 6 – Office of the Fire Commissioner • Auditor General’s Report – Follow-Up of Our December 2006 Report: Audit of the Child and Family Services Division Pre-Devolution Child in Care Processes and Practices • Auditor General's Report – Follow-Up of Previously Issued Recommendat ions – dated January 2013 o

Section 7 – Special Audit: Society for Manitobans with Disabilities Committee Membership Committee Membership for the June 19, 2012 (2:00 p.m.) meeting: • Mr. ALLUM • Ms. BRAUN • Mr. DEWAR (Vice-Chairperson) • Hon. Mr. GERRARD • Mr. HELWER • Mr. JHA • Mr. MAGUIRE (Chairperson) • Mr. PEDERSEN • Mrs. STEFANSON • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS • Mr. WHITEHEAD Committee Membership for the June 19, 2012 (6:30 p.m.) meeting: • Mr. ALLUM • Ms. BRAUN • Mr. DEWAR (Vice-Chairperson) • Hon. Mr. GERRARD • Mr. HELWER • Mr. JHA • Mr. MAGUIRE (Chairperson) • Mr. PEDERSEN • Mrs. STEFANSON • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS • Mr. WHITEHEAD

Committee Membership for the July 5, 2012 meeting: • Mr. ALLUM • Ms. BRAUN • Mr. DEWAR (Vice-Chairperson) • Hon. Mr. GERRARD • Mr. HELWER • Mr. MAGUIRE (Chairperson) • Mr. MARCELINO • Mr. PEDERSEN • Mrs. STEFANSON • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS • Mr. WIEBE Substitutions received prior to committee proceedings on July 5, 2012: • Mr. MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) for Mr. JHA • Mr. WIEBE for Mr. WHITEHEAD Committee Membership for the August 23, 2012 meeting: • Mr. ALLUM • Ms. BRAUN • Ms. CROTHERS • Mr. DEWAR (Vice-Chairperson) • Hon. Mr. GERRARD • Mr. HELWER • Mr. MAGUIRE (Chairperson) • Mr. MARCELINO • Mr. PEDERSEN • Mrs.

STEFANSON • Mr. WHITEHEAD Substitutions received prior to committee proceedings on August 23, 2012: • Ms. CROTHERS for Mr. JHA • Mr. MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) for Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS Committee Membership for the September 12, 2012 meeting: • Mr. ALLUM • Mr. CULLEN • Mr. DEWAR (Vice-Chairperson) • Mr. EWASKO • Hon. Mr. GERRARD • Mr. HELWER • Mr. JHA • Mr. PEDERSEN • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS • Mr. WHITEHEAD • Mr. WIEBE Your Committee elected Mr. HELWER as the Chairperson at the September 12, 2012 meeting. Substitutions received prior to committee proceedings on September 12, 2012: • Mr. EWASKO for Mrs. DRIEDGER • Mr.

WIEBE for Ms. BRAUN

Committee Membership for the February 25, 2013 meeting: • Ms. CROTHERS • Mr. DEWAR (Vice-Chairperson) • Mrs. DRIEDGER • Mr. EWASKO • Hon. Mr. GERRARD • Mr. HELWER (Chairperson) • Mr. JHA • Mr. PEDERSEN • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS • Mr. WHITEHEAD • Ms. WIGHT Substitutions received prior to committee proceedings on February 25, 2013: • Ms. CROTHERS for Mr. ALLUM • Ms. WIGHT for Ms. BRAUN • Mr. EWASKO for Mr. CULLEN Committee Membership for the October 30, 2013 meeting: • Ms. CROTHERS • Mr. DEWAR (Vice-Chairperson) • Mrs. DRIEDGER • Mr. EWASKO • Hon. Mr. GERRARD • Mr. HELWER (Chairperson) • Hon. Ms. HOWARD • Mr.

MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) • Mr. PEDERSEN • Mr. SARAN • Mr. WIEBE Substitutions received prior to committee proceedings on October 30, 2013: • Mr. MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) for Mr. JHA • Mr. SARAN for Mr. WHITEHEAD • Mr. EWASKO for Mr. CULLEN Officials Speaking on Record Officials speaking on the record at the June 19, 2012 (2:00 p.m.) meeting: • Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Mr. KOSTYSHYN, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives • Barry Todd, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives • Hon. Ms.

OSWALD, Minister of Health • Milton Sussman, Deputy Minister of Health Officials speaking on the record at the June 19, 2012 (6:30 p.m.) meeting: • Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Ms. ALLAN, Minister of Education • Gerald Farthing, Deputy Minister of Education Officials speaking on the record at the July 5, 2012 meeting: • Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Mr.

SWAN, Minister charged with the administration of The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Act • Marilyn McLaren, President and CEO, Manitoba Public Insurance Officials speaking on record at the August 23, 2012 meeting: • Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Ms. I RVIN-ROSS, Minister of Housing and Community Development • Joy Cramer, Deputy Minister of Housing and Community Development

Officials speaking on record at the September 12, 2012 meeting: • Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Doug Harold, IT Audit Principal • Hon. Ms. OSWALD, Minister of Health • Milton Sussman, Deputy Minister of Health • Hon. Mr. A SHTON, Minister charged with the administration of The Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Act • Winston Hodgins, President and CEO of Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Officials speaking on record at the February 25, 2013 meeting: • Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Mr.

STRUTHERS, Minister of Finance • John Clarkson, Deputy Minister of Finance Officials speaking on record at the October 30, 2013 meeting: • Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Ms. BRAUN, Minister of Labour and Immigration • Jeff Parr, Deputy Minister of Labour and Immigration • Hon. Ms. HOWARD, Minister of Finance • John Clarkson, Deputy Minister of Finance • Hon. Ms.

IRVIN-ROSS, Minister of Family Services • Joy Cramer, Deputy Minister of Family Services Agreements: Your Committee agreed to conclude consideration of the following chapters of the Auditor General’s Report – Annual Report to the Legislature dated January 2012: •

Chapter 1 – Accounts and Financial Statements:

Section 10 Annual Report at the February 25, 2013 meeting. •

Chapter 2 – Appointment Process to Agencies, Boards and Commissions at the August 23, 2012 meeting. •

Chapter 3 – Animikii Ozoson Child and Family Services Agency: First Nations of Southern Manitoba Child and Family Services Authority; Department of Family Services and Consumer Affairs at the October 30, 2013 meeting. •

Chapter 4 – Food Safety: Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives and Department of Health at the June 19, 2012 (2:00 p.m.) meeting. •

Chapter 5 – Personal Injury Protection Plan: Manitoba Public Insurance at the July 5 , 2012 meeting. •

Chapter 6 – Special Needs Education: Department of Education at the June 19, 2012 (6:30 p.m.) meeting. •

Chapter 7 – Taxation Division, Audit Branch: Department of Finance at the February 2 5, 2013 meeting. •

Chapter 8 – Wireless Network Security: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and Manitoba eHealth; Manitoba Lotteries Corporation at the September 12, 2012 meeting. Your Committee agreed to conclude consideration of

Section 7 – Special Audit: Society for Manitobans with Disabilities of the Auditor General's Report – Follow-Up of Previously Issued Recommendations – dated January 2013 at the October 30, 2013 meeting. At the October 30, 2013 meeting, y our Committee agreed to refer the following agenda items to a future meeting: •

Chapter 4 – Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care Program of the Auditor General’s Report – Annual Report to the Legislature dated January 2013. • Auditor General’s Report – Follow-Up of Our December 2006 Report: Audit of the Child and Family Services Division Pre-Devolution Child in Care Processes and Practices Report Considered and Adopted: Your Committee has considered the following report and has adopted the same as presented: • Auditor General’s Report – Annual Report to the Legislature dated January 2012

Reports Considered but not Passed: Your Committee has considered the following reports but did not pass them: • Auditor General’s Report – Annual Report to the Legislature dated January 2013 (Chapter 6 – did not conclude consideration of) • Auditor General's Report – Follow-Up of Previously Issued Recommendations – dated January 2013 (Section 7 – concluded consideration of) Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr. Reg HELWER, Chairperson October 30, 2013