Public Accounts Committee — Report 2 (2nd Legislature, 40th Session)
PA 2-40-02
Manitoba — Committees
TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on Public Accounts presents the following as its Second Report. Meetings Your Committee met on the following occasions: • April 25, 2012 (1st Session, 40th Legislature) • May 23, 2012 (1st Session, 40th Legislature) • August 23, 2012 (1st Session, 40th Legislature) • October 24, 2012 (1st Session, 40th Legislature) • August 8, 2013 (2nd Session, 40th Legislature) Matters under Consideration • Auditor General's Report – Follow-Up of Previously Issued Recommendations – dated January 2012 • Auditor General's Report – Follow-Up of Previously Issued Recommendations – dated January o
Section 9 – Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Reporting • Auditor General’s Report – Annual Report to the Legislature dated January o
Chapter 2 – Citizen Concerns - “Part 1 - Business Transformation and Technology (BTT)” o
Chapter 3 – Information Technology (IT) Security Management o
Chapter 8 – Senior Management Expense Policies Committee Membership Committee Membership for the April 25, 2012 meeting: • Mr. ALLUM • Ms. BRAUN • Mr. DEWAR (Vice-Chairperson) • Mr. FRIESEN • Hon. Mr. GERRARD • Mr. HELWER • Mr. MAGUIRE (Chairperson) • Mr. PEDERSEN • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS • Mr. WHITEHEAD • Ms. WIGHT Substitutions received prior to committee proceedings on April 25, 2012: • Mr. FRIESEN for Mrs. STEFANSON • Ms. WIGHT for Mr. JHA Committee Membership for the May 23, 2012 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 August 23, 2012 meeting: • Mr. A LLUM • Ms. BRAUN • Ms. CROTHERS • Mr. DEWAR (Vice-Chairperson) • Hon. Mr. GERRARD • Mr. HELWER • Mr. MAGUIRE (Chairperson) • Mr. PEDERSEN • Mrs. STEFANSON • Mr. MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) • 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 October 24, 2012 meeting: • Mr. ALLUM • Ms. BRAUN • Mr. CULLEN • Mr.
DEWAR (Vice-Chairperson) • Mrs. DRIEDGER • Hon. Mr. GERRARD • Mr. HELWER (Chairperson) • Mr. JHA • Mr. PEDERSEN • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS • Mr. WHITEHEAD Committee Membership for the August 8, 2013 meeting: • Mr. ALLUM • Ms. BRAUN • Mr. CULLEN • Mr. DEWAR (Vice-Chairperson) • Mrs. DRIEDGER • Mr. GAUDREAU • Hon. Mr. GERRARD • Mr. HELWER (Chairperson) • Mr. JHA • Mr. PEDERSEN • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS Substitutions received prior to committee proceedings on August 8, 2013: • Mr. GAUDREAU for Mr. WHITEHEAD Officials Speaking on Record Officials speaking on the record at the April 25, 2012 meeting: • Ms.
Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Ms. OSWALD, Minister of Health • Mr. Milton Sussman, Deputy Minister of Health Officials speaking on the record at the May 23, 2012 meeting: • Ms. Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Mr. John Clarkson, Deputy Minister of Finance Officials speaking on record at the August 23, 2012 meeting: • Ms. Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Ms. I RVIN-ROSS, Minister of Housing and Community Development • Ms.
Joy Cramer, Deputy Minister of Housing and Community Development Officials speaking on record at the October 24, 2012 meeting: • Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Mr. Fred Meier, Deputy Minister of Conservation and Water Stewardship • Ms. Linda McFadyen, Deputy Minister of Local Government • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS, Minister of Finance Officials speaking on record at the August 8, 2013 meeting: • Ms. Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Mr. Doug Harold, Principal • Mr. Fraser McLean, Principal • Mr. Grant Doak, Deputy Minister of Innovation, Energy and Mines • Mr.
John Clarkson, Deputy Minister of Finance Agreements: Your Committee agreed to conclude consideration of the following sections of the Auditor General's Report – Follow-Up of Previously Issued Recommendations – dated January 2012: •
Section 2 – Audit of the Department of Conservation's Management of the Environmental Livestock Program at the October 24, 2012 meeting. •
Section 3 – Audit of the Province's Manage ment of Contaminated Sites and Landfills at the October 24, 2012 meeting. •
Section 7 – Use of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Province of Manitoba at the May 23, 2012 meeting. •
Section 8 – Audit of Mandatory Legislative Reviews at the May 23, 2012 meeting. •
Section 9 – Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Reporting at the May 23, 2012 meeting. •
Section 10 – Monitoring Compliance with The Ambulance Services Act at the April 25, 2012 meeting. •
Section 12 – Personal Care Homes Program at the April 25, 2012 meeting. •
Section 13 – Winnipeg Regional Health Authority –Administration of the Value -Added Policy at the April 25, 2012 meeting. •
Section 15 – Members' Allowances Program at the August 23, 2012 meeting. Your Committee agreed to conclude consideration of
Section 9 – Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Reporting of the Auditor General's Report – Follow-Up of Previously Issued Recommendations – dated January at the August 8, 2013 meeting. Your Committee agreed to conclude consideration of
Chapter 2 – Citizen Concerns - “Part 1 - Business Transformation and Technology (BTT)” of the Auditor General’s Report – Annual Report to the Legislature dated January at the August 8, 2013 meeting.
Report Considered and Adopted: Your Committee has considered the following report and has adopted the same as presented: • Auditor General's Report – Follow-Up of Previously Issued Recommendations – dated January Reports Considered but not Passed: Your Committee has considered the following report but did not pass it: • Auditor General's Report – Follow-Up of Previously Issued Recommendations – dated January 2013 (Section 9 – concluded consideration of) • Auditor General’s Report – Annual Report to the Legislature dated January 2013 (Part of