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 February 25, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Legislative Building. Matters under Consideration • Auditor General’s Report – Annual Report to the Legislature dated January o

Chapter 1 – Accounts and Financial Statements:

Section Annual Report o

Chapter 7 – Taxation Division, Audit Branch: Department of Finance • 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 and 3) • Auditor General's Report – Operations of the Office for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012 Committee Membership • 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 Officials Speaking on Record • Ms. Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of Manitoba • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS • Mr. John Clarkson, Deputy Minister of Finance Agreements: Your Committee agreed to c onclude consideration of the following chapters of the Auditor General’s Report – Annual Report to the Legislature dated January 2012: •

Chapter 1 – Accounts and Financial Statements:

Section Annual Report; •

Chapter 7 – Taxation Division, Audit Branch: Department 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, 2012 Reports Considered but not Passed: Your Committee has considered the following report but did not pass it: • 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 and 3) • Auditor General’s Report – Annual Report to the Legislature dated January 2012 (Chapters and 7 – concluded consideration of) Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr.

Reg H ELWER, Chairperson February 25, 2013