Public Accounts Committee — Department of Health and Community Services Western Region al Health Authority Published under the authority of the Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Ross Wiseman, MHA Public Accounts Committee ______________________________________________________________________________________ Chair: Jim Bennett, MHA Vice-Chair: David Brazil, MHA Members: Sandy Collins, MHA Eli Cross, MHA Eddie Joyce, MHA Christopher Mitchelmore, MHA Kevin Parsons, MHA Clerk of the Committee: Elizabeth Murphy ___________________________________________________________________________________ Appearing: Office of the Auditor General Terry Paddon, Auditor General Sandra Russell, Deputy Auditor General Scott Walters, Audit Manager (A) Western Regional Health Authority Susan Gillam, MD, President and CEO Devon Goulding, Vice-President, Finance and Decision Support October 16, 2013 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE The Committee met at 9:00 a.m. in the House of Assembly Chamber. CHAIR (Bennett): We are now on camera, and this is a good time for all of us to silence our telephones or other devices that might make a noise. Good morning. This is a meeting or hearing of the Public Accounts Committee of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. For the benefit of our newcomers who have not been here before, or people who may have tuned in, the process that we follow is, first of all, all of the individuals here introduce themselves, say who they are and why they are here, and the witnesses are sworn. After that, we do a question and answer, and the question and answer is done in nominally ten-minute segments. It starts with a member of the Opposition, and it alternates back and forth between a member of the Opposition and a government member. When I say nominally ten minutes, that is the time we have decided on; however, if somebody is involved in some particular subject matter then we try to let them finish that, instead of having it more disjointed. That may run over a litt