Statements to House of Commons Committees

Auditor General Michael Ferguson and his officials often appear before committees of the House of Commons in order to answer questions about the Office of the Auditor General of Canada and its reports.

They appear most frequently before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, which has a specfic mandate to review and report on all of the Auditor General of Canada’s reports, as well as the Office’s Reports on Plans and Priorities and Annual Performance Reports. Other committees also hold hearings on matters raised in the reports.

Please click on the links below to view opening statements to various House of Commons committees:

• Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
• Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
• Agriculture and Agri-Food
• Canadian Heritage
• Citizenship and Immigration
• Environment and Sustainable Development
• Finance
• Fisheries and Oceans
• Government Operations and Estimates
• Health
• Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
• Industry, Science and Technology
• Legislative Committee on Bill C-17
• Legislative Committee on Bill C-2
• Legislative Committee on Bill C-30
• National Defence
• Natural Resources
• Public Accounts
• Public Safety and National Security
• Special Committee on Non-Medical Use of Drugs
• Status of Women
• Veterans Affairs