Public Accounts Committee — Physical Mitigation of Muskrat Falls Reservoir Wetlands: Report of the Auditor General (Continued from November 23, 2022) Published under the authority of the Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Derek Bennett, MHA PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE Physical Mitigation of Muskrat Falls Reservoir Wetlands: Report of the Auditor General Chair: Tony Wakeham, MHA Vice-Chair: Sherry Gambin-Walsh, MHA Members: Scott Reid, MHA Lucy Stoyles, MHA Brian Warr, MHA Helen Conway Ottenheimer, MHA Jordan Brown, MHA Clerk of the Committee: Kim Hawley George Appearing: Witness Appearing Dr. Ken Reimer, Chair, Independent Expert Advisory Committee (former) Office of the Auditor General Sandra Russell, Deputy Auditor General Trena Keats, Assistant Auditor General Adam Martin, Audit Senior House of Assembly Service Bobbi Russell, Policy and Communications Officer Mark Jerrett, Policy, Planning and Research Analyst Evan Beazley, Committee Clerk (A) November 24, 2022 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE 63 The Committee met at 10 a.m. in the House of Assembly Chamber. CHAIR (Wakeham): Good morning, Dr. Reimer. Thank you for your appearance at the hearing today. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts is dedicated to improving the public administration in partnership with the Auditor General. The Committee examines the administration of government policy, not the merits of it. The Committee strives to achieve consensus in its decisions, whenever possible, and Members take a non-partisan approach to their work on this Committee. For some housekeeping remarks before we get started, I always remind participants that this a public meeting and their testimony will be part of the public record. Live audio will be streamed on the House of Assembly website at assembly.nl.ca, and an archive will be available following the meeting. Hansard will also be available on the House of Assembly website once it is finalized. Witnesses appearing before a Standing Committee of the House of As