TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on Public Accounts presents the following as its First Report. Meetings Your Committee met on December 2, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. in the Chamber of the Legislative Building. Matters under Consideration • Auditor General’s Report – Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning: Leadership of the K-12 Pandemic Response dated March 2022 • Auditor General’s Report – Follow Up of Previously Issued Recommendations dated February o Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning: Leadership of the K -12 Pandemic Response Committee Membership • Mr.

B RAR • MLA CHEN • MLA COMPTON • MLA DELA CRUZ • MLA DEVGAN • Mr. EWASKO • Mr. GOERTZEN (Chairperson) • MLA LAMOUREUX • MLA MALOWAY (Vice-Chairperson) • Mr. OXENHAM • Mrs. STONE Substitutions received prior to Committee proceedings: • Ms. BYRAM for Mrs.

STONE Officials Speaking on Record • Tyson Shtykalo, Auditor General • Mona Pandey, Deputy Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning Reports Considered and Passed Your Committee considered and passed the following report as presented: • Auditor General’s Report – Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning: Leadership of the K-12 Pandemic Response dated March Your Committee completed consideration of the following

chapter as presented: • Auditor General’s Report – Follow Up of Previously Issued Recommendations dated February o Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning: Leadership of the K -12 Pandemic Response Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr. Kelvin GOERTZEN, Chairperson December 2, 2025