Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to present the report on the review of the Report of the Auditor General to the NWT Legislative Assembly for 2000 and 2001. This is a report from the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight.
The Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight met on December 2nd and 3rd, 2002 to review the Report of the Auditor General to the NWT Legislative Assembly for 2000 and 2001.
On December 2nd, briefings on issues raised in the report were provided by the committee analyst and staff from the Office of the Auditor General represented by Mr. Roger Simpson, principal and Mr. Daniel Stadlwieser, director.
A public meeting was held on December 3, 2002, during which committee members took the opportunity to hear from several witnesses. The list of witnesses included: Mr. Lew Voytilla, comptroller general, Financial Management Board Secretariat, FMBS; Mr. John Carter, assistant comptroller general, FMBS; Ms. Catherine Praamsma, assistant deputy minister, operational support branch, Department of Health and Social Services, HSS; Mr. Warren St. Germaine, director, financial services, HSS; Ms. Debbie DeLancey, deputy minister, Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, MACA; Ms. Margaret Melhorn, deputy minister, Department of Finance, Finance; Mr. Doug Doak, director and superintendent of insurance, Finance; Mr. Tom Beaulieu, president, Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, NWTHC; Mr. Jeff Anderson, chief financial officer, NWTHC; Mr. Bob McLeod, deputy minister, Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic
Development, RWED; and Mr. Doug Doan, assistant deputy minister, Resources and Economic Development, RWED.