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 12, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. in Room of the Legislative Building.

Matters under Consideration • Auditor General’s Report – Animal Disease Preparedness dated January 2021 • Auditor General’s Report – Follow Up of Previously Issued Recommendations dated February o Animal Disease Preparedness • Auditor General’s Report – Provincial Oversight of Drinking Water Safety dated September 2020 • Auditor General’s Report – Follow-Up of Previously Issued Recommendations dated March o Provincial Oversight of Drinking Water Safety Committee Membership • Mr. B RAR • MLA CHEN • MLA COMPTON • MLA DELA CRUZ • MLA DEVGAN • Mr.

GUENTER (Chairperson) • MLA LAMOUREUX • MLA MALOWAY (Vice-Chairperson) • Mr. NESBITT • Mr. OXENHAM • Mrs.

STONE Officials Speaking on Record • Tyson Shtykalo, Auditor General of Manitoba • Maurice Bouvier, Assistant Deputy Minister of Industry Advancement, Department of Agriculture • Glen Duizer, Chief Veterinary Officer • Jocelyn Baker, Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change • Elliott Brown, Assistant Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change • Sacha Janzen, Acting Director, Office of Drinking Water, Department of Environment and Climate Change Reports Considered and Passed Your Committee considered and passed the following reports as presented: • Auditor General’s Report – Animal Disease Preparedness dated January 2021 • Auditor General’s Report – Provincial Oversight of Drinking Water Safety dated September Your Committee completed consideration of the following chapters as presented: • Auditor General’s Report – Follow-Up of Previously Issued Recommendations dated March o Provincial Oversight of Drinking Water Safety • Auditor General’s Report – Follow Up of Previously Issued Recommendations dated February o Animal Disease Preparedness Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr.

Josh GUENTER, Chairperson December 12, 2024