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TheCommittee their typicallyachieving in effectiveness ofprograms andthe operations efficiency ofgovernment andbroader public-sector economyon anumberofissues,includingthe and Legislative to Assembly the assesses andreports becomeavailable.they TheCommittee examines, Committee referredto as been permanently the are PublicAccounts,deemedto which havethe Auditor from the andon General tions onreports opinionsandrecommenda- House itsobservations, mittee) isempowered to to review the andreport The Standing Committee onPublicAccounts (Com Role of theCommittee Chapter 6 Chapter on PublicAccounts The StandingCommittee - Assembly, following the members: with tion 113 Legislative Standing Ordersofthe ofthe reactivated by Legislature under Sec- motion ofthe Assembly hadbeenprorogued. Committee hadbeendissolved, Legislative andthe tion to itsdissolution. sessionimmediatelyfirst following a elec- general Parliament, openingofits ofthe duration from the fortie. TheCommittee established the isnormally Chairmaymotions, vote whilethe only to break a except Chairaremembers entitledto vote the on Legislative Assembly.representation inthe All that party’s from any reflects given politicalparty Legislature. Thenumberofmembers motion ofthe Committee are appointed ofthe byMembers a of theCommittee Appointment andComposition Jagmeet Singh,New Democrat Liberal Shafiq Qaadri, Ouellette, Progressive Conservative Jerry Phil McNeely, Liberal Liberal , France Gélinas,New Democrat Damerla,Dipika Liberal Toby Vice-chair, Barrett, Progressive Miller,Norm Chair, Progressive Conservative 20,2013,On February Committee was the last year, timeofourAnnualReport At the the Conservative was revised by Legislature asfollows: amotion ofthe ical parties annually selectstwo audits or ical parties orthree Normally,Annual Report. polit three ofthe each value-for-money from the reports chapter ofour Ittypically reviews onthem. and conductshearings and ourspecialreports, from ourAnnualReport proceedings. Legislative andother debates, Assembly speeches ofgovernment official Hansard, verbatim the report All publiccommittee proceedings are recorded in the preparation ofits reports. or briefing report agenda, Committee’s audit the dealingwith those All meetings publicexcept are opento the for House,atany timeofitschoosing. other of the approvaltive the Assembly issitting,and,with The Committee may meet weekly Legisla- whenthe our Office. Public Accounts andany issuedby specialreports relating to ’s ourAnnualReport, hearings itsreviews Committeeings to and with assist the attends allcommitteepanied by meet seniorstaff, - AuditorGeneral Act,the sometimes General, - accom section16In accordance with Auditor ofthe OPERATIONS COMMITTEE PROCEDURES AND WITH THECOMMITTEE AUDITOR GENERAL’S ADVISORY ROLE Jagmeet Singh,New Democrat Ouellette, Progressive Conservative Jerry Phil McNeely, Liberal Bill Mauro, Liberal Liberal Helena Jaczek, France Gélinas,New Democrat Lorenzo Berardinetti, Liberal Toby Vice-chair, Barrett, Progressive Miller,Norm Chair, Progressive Conservative On September 9,2013, Committee membership The Committee identifies matters ofinterest Conservative - raised inourreports. raised recommendations madeandconcerns address the to are Committee taking update onactionsthey the were auditees that notthose selected for hearings Legislativetions to Assembly. the mittee provides itscommentsandrecommenda- are completed,attend. Onceitshearings Com- the policymatters, ministers are rarelythan asked to administrativeoperational, rather andfinancial dealswith BecauseourAnnualReport members. andrespond to questionshearings from committee the auditee(s)the senior officialsfrom to appearat auditorreview.the TheCommittee typically asks subjectof public-sector was the organization that ministry,tions from the Crown agency orbroader responses to ourfindingsand the recommenda- and applicablesectionfrom ourReport on the researcher, Committee Committee’s the the briefs tee review. for sectionsfromCommit ourAnnualReport other Committee oronlineatwww.ontla.on.ca. Clerkters are publicly ofthe the available through andlet allcommittee- dations. Oncetabled, reports commentsandrecommen - Committee’s include the itsmeetings Committee and by during gathered the information the andletters summarize reports work Legislative Assembly. for inthe tabling These andlettersThe Committee onits issuesreports tee andrespond to questions. witnesses were calledto testify Commit- before the meetings includedanumberofsessionsinwhich . These AirAmbulanceandRelated Services related 2012 March to ourOffice’s special report, ings were administrative others innature andthe 2013–September 2013 meet Afew- period. ofthe The Committee met 14 February the timesduring REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE REPORTS MEETINGS HELD The Clerk of the CommitteeThe Clerk alsorequests ofthe that Auditor the alongwith General, hearing, At each The Standing Committee on Public Accounts Committee The Standing - 407

Chapter 6 Chapter 6 408 mittee for intends to report issueasecondinterim the Committee. identified TheCom- by concerns heldin2012,mittee hearings includingongoing 20com results ofthe the summarized This report . Ornge AirAmbulanceandRelated Services report, 2012 March onourOffice’s report interim special area. operational tion orauditsofthat into inany consideration subsequent follow-up sec- recommendations andresponses, andwe take them a stipulatedthese OurOffice timeframe. reviews provide Committee responses within Clerk the with istry, agency orbroader public-sector organization min- dations andrequestmanagement ofthe that 2013 of Ontario of the OfficeGeneral of the Auditor Annual Report In June2013, Committee released itsfirst the typicallyCommittee includerecommen- reports - Committee’s recommendations. Committee’s 2013the the containing andafinal report hearings, to 27, 2013. andwas heldinReginakatchewan from August 24 Auditors to discussissuesofmutualinterest. CanadianCouncilofLegislative the conference with tees from across .CCPAC holdsajointannual publicaccountscommit- provincial andterritorial tees (CCPAC) consists ofdelegates from federal, The CanadianCouncilofPublicAccounts Commit- ACCOUNTS COMMITTEES ACCOUNTS COUNCIL OF PUBLIC CANADIAN The 34th annualconference wasThe 34th hosted by Sas-