TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on Public Accounts presents the following as its First Report.

Meetings Your Committee met on the following occasions in the Legislative Building: • February 25, 2013 (2nd Session, 40th Legislature) • May 8, 2013 (2nd Session, 40th Legislature) • March 19, 2014 (3rd Session, 40th Legislature) Matters under Consideration • Auditor General's Report – Operations of the Office for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 • Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011 (Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4) • Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012 (Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4) • Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 (Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4) Committee Membership 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 May 8, 2013 meeting: • Mr. ALLUM • Ms. BRAUN • Mr. CULLEN • Mr. DEWAR (Vice-Chairperson) • Mrs. DRIEDGER • Hon. Mr. GERRARD • Mr. HELWER (Chairperson) • Mr. JHA • Mr. MARCELINO • Mr. PEDERSEN • Hon. Mr.

STRUTHERS Substitutions received prior to committee proceedings on May 8, 2013: • Mr. MARCELINO for Mr. WHITEHEAD Committee Membership for the March 19, 2014 meeting: • Mr. F RIESEN • Hon. Mr. GERRARD • Mr. HELWER (Chairperson) • Hon. Ms. HOWARD • Mr. JHA • Mr. MARCELINO • Mr. MARTIN • Mr. PEDERSEN • Mr. WHITEHEAD • Mr. WIEBE • Ms. WIGHT Substitutions received prior to committee proceedings on March 19, 2014: • Mr. MARCELINO for Mr. DEWAR • Mr. MARTIN for Mr. SCHULER Your Committee elected Mr. W IEBE as the Vice-Chairperson at the March 19, 2014 meeting.

Officials Speaking on Record at the February 25, 2013 meeting: • Ms. Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Mr. S TRUTHERS • Mr. John Clarkson, Deputy Minister of Finance Officials Speaking on Record at the May 8, 2013 meeting: • Ms. Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS • Mr. John Clarkson, Deputy Minister of Finance Officials Speaking on Record at the March 19, 2014 meeting: • Ms. Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Ms. HOWARD • Mr.

Jim Hrichishen, Deputy Minister of Finance Report Considered and Adopted: Your Committee has considered the following report and has adopted the same as presented: • Auditor General's Report – Operations of the Office for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 Reports Considered but not Passed: Your Committee has considered the following reports but did not pass them: • Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011 (Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4) • Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012 (Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4) • Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 (Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4) Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr.

Reg H ELWER, Chairperson March 19, 2014