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Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts

Standing committee of the House of Commons of Canada

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PACP) is a standing committee of the House of Commons of Canada. It reviews the Auditor General's reports. It is one of four standing committees of the House that is chaired by a member of the opposition.

Mandate

The Public Accounts Committee's mandate is to "review of and report on the Public Accounts of Canada and all reports of the Auditor General of Canada." It also reviews the government's consolidated financial statements, as well as other matters referred to it by the House.

Whenever, the Speaker tables a report from the Auditor General, the report is automatically referred to the Public Accounts Committee. The committee then calls witnesses to respond to the report's findings. Once their study is concluded, the committee may present a report to the House with recommendations for improvement to government programs.

The committee does not normally weigh in on what the government's policy goals should be, but focusses on the efficiency of government programs at achieving the goals set by the government.{{cite web | access-date = 6 February 2025

Membership

As of the 45th Canadian Parliament:

Party	Member	District

History

Under the Westminster system, governments cannot spend money or raise taxes without the consent of Parliament. This requires public accounting to ensure Parliament's intent is fulfilled. This has traditionally been done by a public accounts committee.

In Canada, the Public Accounts Committee has existed since Confederation in 1867 and is the successor to previous bodies that had a similar function.

44th Parliament

Membership

The membership of the committee at the time of prorogation on January 6, 2025 is as follow.{{cite web | access-date = 7 February 2025

Party	Member	District

Work

On December 16, 2021, Tom Kmiec was elected chair of the committee.{{cite web | access-date = 7 February 2025 | access-date = 7 February 2025

Under Williamson, the Public Accounts Committee studied a wide range of issues, most notably the outsourcing on government contracts related to ArriveCAN,{{cite web | access-date = 30 January 2025 | access-date = 30 January 2025 | access-date = 7 February 2025

On December 27, 2024, Williamson used his ability as chair to schedule a committee meeting on January 7, 2025, to discuss "a motion of non-confidence in the Liberal Government."{{cite tweet | access-date = 30 January 2025 | access-date = 30 January 2025

Throughout the 1st Session of the 44th Parliament, the committee held 159 meetings{{cite web | access-date = 7 February 2025 | access-date = 7 February 2025

Subcommittees

Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure (SPAC)

References

The Politics of Public Spending in Canada, by Donald J Savoie, 1990, p32

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