35 th Annual Conference of the Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors (CCOLA)

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1 Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors (CCOLA)

2 WELCOME FROM THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA On behalf of the Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 35 th annual CCOLA Conference here in. Our objective is to ensure that the conference is a complete success in terms of the program, discussions, networking and social activities. If there is anything that you require please do not hesitate to let us know. We are excited about this year s conference program. It features greater interaction between CCOLA and CCPAC, with all of Monday being devoted to joint sessions. As has been the case in recent years, the CCAF will be moderating much of Monday morning s joint session. We will also be hosting a number of international guests, including Mr. Rick Stapenhurst of the World Bank Institute and a number of overseas Auditors General and Public Accounts Committee members. This means that during Monday s John Kelly Forum, we will be able to bring an international perspective to our discussions. Our international Auditor General guests will also be observing our business meeting on Tuesday morning. I m pleased to advise that John Doyle, currently the Deputy Auditor General of Western Australia and who will take up office later this year as the new Auditor General of British Columbia, will be attending the conference. So, you ll all have the opportunity to welcome the newest member of our community! With respect to our social program, we are pleased to offer on Sunday the choice of golf at one of our spectacular local courses or a tour of the internationally-renowned Butchart Gardens. There will also be a hosted dinner on Monday evening at the Canadian Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters, Esquimalt and a harbour cruise on Tuesday evening. For the guests of delegates, we have arranged a Monday bus tour to Chemainus the town of murals followed by a brief tour and lunch at the Merridale Estate Cidery. The bus will also stop at the Malahat lookout where one can take in some spectacular views. We hope that this will give you a flavour of our community and Vancouver Island s natural beauty. Special thanks go to the Planning and Coordinating Committee, Sheila Fraser and Colin Younker, for their suggestions as we developed the business part of the conference. Robert Beaudin has, as usual, provided excellent advice and support to the organizing team. I want particularly to thank Doreen Sullivan and Norma Glendinning of my office for their hard work over recent months. Finally, I must acknowledge the extraordinary commitment on the part of my predecessor, Arn van Iersel, to make this an outstanding conference! My staff and I hope that you find the conference productive and enjoyable and that you will take full advantage of all that beautiful British Columbia has to offer. Sincerely, Errol Price Conference Chair

3 Table of Contents General Information 1 Page Conference Program Sunday 2 Monday 3 5 Tuesday 6 7 Guests Program 8 11 List of CCOLA Delegates and Guests 12 13

4 GENERAL INFORMATION Conference Registration and Conference Office All delegates and observers must register with organizers at the conference office/registration desk to receive their information kits and identification badges. The conference office/registration desk will be operating in the Saturna Room during the following hours: Sunday Monday Tuesday 9:00 am 8:30 pm 11:00 am 2:00 pm 8:00 am 5:00 pm On Monday the conference office will also operate in the office of the Clerk of Committees, Room 224, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia between the hours of 9:00 am 4:00 pm. Identification Badges Conference attendees should wear their identification badges at all times. Dress Code Business casual attire is recommended for the conference sessions and for the Sunday evening reception. More casual attire is suggested for all other sessions. Meeting Locations The Monday sessions will be held in the Province of BC Legislative Chamber. Tuesday meetings will be held at the Hotel Grand Pacific. The exact locations and times are indicated in the program that follows. Simultaneous Interpretation Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for joint sessions on Monday. Conference Transportation Transportation for conference activities and guest program events will be provided by Gray Line Buses from the rear entrance (Quebec Street) of the Hotel Grand Pacific. Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from the airport. Page 1

5 CONFERENCE PROGRAM Sunday, August 19, :00 am 8:30 pm Conference Registration Saturna Island Room, Hotel Grand Pacific 10:00 am 5:00 pm Golf at Cordova Bay Golf Club Delegates and guests to assemble in the lobby of the Hotel Grand Pacific Tee times have been pre-booked 10:00 am 2:00 pm Visit to Butchart Gardens (includes lunch) Delegates and guests to assemble at the rear entrance (Quebec Street) Hotel Grand Pacific 6:30 pm 8:30 pm Joint Reception for CCOLA/CCPAC delegates, observers and guests Vancouver Island Ballroom, Hotel Grand Pacific Hors d oeuvres, dinner items and refreshments 9:00 pm midnight Hospitality Suite Room 610, Hotel Grand Pacific Page 2

6 Monday, August 20, 2007 CONFERENCE PROGRAM 7:00 am 8:30 am Joint Buffet Breakfast for CCOLA/CCPAC delegates, observers and guests Vancouver Island Ballroom, Hotel Grand Pacific 8:45 am Delegates are directed to the Chamber of the Legislative Assembly, Parliament Buildings. Conference Identification must be visible at all times. 9:00 am 9:30 am Joint Opening Ceremony Administrative Matters: Craig James, Clerk of Committees and Clerk Assistant, British Columbia Legislative Assembly and Executive Director, CCPAC Remarks by Rob Fleming, MLA, President, Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees and Chair, Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, British Columbia Legislative Assembly Remarks by Errol Price, Acting Auditor General, Province of British Columbia 9:30 am 10:30 am The John J. Kelly Forum Topic: Comparing the Progress of Commonwealth Public Accounts Committees Introduction: Geoff Dubrow, CCAF-FCVI Inc Presenter: Rick Stapenhurst, World Bank Group, Washington, DC Note: Mr. Stapenhurst will be accompanied by an international delegation of parliamentarians and legislative auditors. 10:30 am 11:00 am Nutrition Break, Ned Debeck Lounge 11:00 am 12 noon Continuation of John J. Kelly Forum Topic: The Vision for Public Accounts Committees Ten Years Hence Introduction: Geoff Dubrow, CCAF-FCVI Inc PAC Chair Perspective: Hugh MacDonald, MLA Alberta Auditor General Perspective: Sheila Fraser, Auditor General of Canada Page 3

7 Monday, August 20, 2007 (continued) CONFERENCE PROGRAM 12:00 noon Morning session concludes; delegates and observers make their way to the Hotel Grand Pacific 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm Joint Lunch Vancouver Island Ballroom, Hotel Grand Pacific Guest Speaker: HAD Oliver, QC Commissioner, Conflict of Interest, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1:30 pm Delegates make their way to the Legislative Assembly Chamber 1:45 pm 2:45 pm Continuation of John J. Kelly Forum Topic: Maximizing the Auditor General s Relationship With the Public Accounts Committee; How CCPAC and CCOLA Work Together Introduction: Errol Price, Acting Auditor General, British Columbia Discussion Leaders: Carol Bellringer, Auditor General, Manitoba and Jim McCarter, Auditor General, Ontario 2:45 pm 3:15 pm Nutrition Break Ned DeBeck Lounge 3:15 pm 4:00 pm Continuation of John J. Kelly Forum Topic: INTOSAI-Independence of Auditors General Introduction: Rob Fleming, MLA, Chair, Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, British Columbia Discussion Leader: Fred Dunn, Auditor General, Alberta 4:00 pm 4:45 pm Continuation of John J. Kelly Forum Topic: Oversight Role of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Introduction: Rob Fleming, MLA, Chair, Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, British Columbia Presenter: John Williams, MP Page 4

8 Monday, August 20, 2007 (continued) CONFERENCE PROGRAM 4:45 pm Afternoon session concludes Delegates and observers make their way back to the Hotel Grand Pacific 6:00 pm Delegates, observers and guests board buses at the Hotel Grand Pacific, Quebec Street Entrance (rear of building) 6:15 SHARP Buses depart from the Hotel Grand Pacific for Canadian Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters, Officers Mess, Esquimalt 6:30 pm Reception at Officers Mess Hosted by the Admiral, Canada Maritime Forces Pacific Base 7:00 pm Joint Dinner Remarks by Admiral Remarks by Hon. Shawn Murphy, MP, Chair, Standing Committee on Public Accounts, House of Commons 8:00 pm Le La La First Nations Dancers 8:45 pm Buses begin departing from the Base to the Hotel Grand Pacific (last bus departs at 9:15 pm) 9:00 pm midnight Hospitality Suite Room 610, Hotel Grand Pacific Page 5

9 Tuesday, August 21, 2007 CONFERENCE PROGRAM 7:00 am 8:30 am Joint Buffet Breakfast for CCOLA/CCPAC delegates, observers and guests Vancouver Island Ballroom, Hotel Grand Pacific 8:45 am 9:45 am CCOLA Administrative Business South Pender Island Room, Hotel Grand Pacific Discussion Leader: Colin Younker 9:45 am 10:30 am CCAF Update South Pender Island Room, Hotel Grand Pacific Presenter: Michael Eastman, CCAF-FCVI Inc 10:30 am 10:45 am Official Photograph 10:45 am 11:15 am Nutrition Break South Pender Island Room 11:15 am Noon PSAB and IPSASB Update South Pender Island Room, Hotel Grand Pacific Presenters: Robert Correll, Principal, Public Sector Accounting Board, CICA and Mike Hathorn, Chair, International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board 12:00 pm 1:15 pm Joint Lunch for CCOLA/CCPAC delegates, observers and guests Vancouver Island Ballroom, Hotel Grand Pacific 1:30 pm 3:30 pm AG s Speak Your Mind Strategic Issues Group (in camera) - Galiano Room South Pender Island Chair: Errol Price Chair: Gary Peall 3:30 pm 3:45 pm Nutrition Break South Pender Island Room 3:45 pm 4:45 pm AG s Speak Your Mind (cont d) SIG Meeting (cont d) Page 6

10 Tuesday, August 21, 2007 (continued) CONFERENCE PROGRAM 5:30 pm Delegates and guests depart Hotel Grand Pacific and are escorted to the Victoria Inner Harbour for Harbour Cruise 6:00 pm Boats depart the Inner Harbour Joint reception aboard cruise hosted by BC Public Accounts Committee and the BC Office of the Auditor General 9:15pm midnight Hospitality Suite Room 610, Hotel Grand Pacific Page 7

11 Sunday, August 19, 2007 GUESTS PROGRAM 10:00 am 5:00 pm Golf at Cordova Bay Golf Club Delegates and guests to assemble in lobby, Hotel Grand Pacific Tee times have been pre-booked 10:00 am 2:00 pm Visit to Butchart Gardens (includes lunch) Delegates and guests to assemble at the rear entrance (Quebec Street) Hotel Grand Pacific 6:30 pm 8:30 pm Joint Reception for CCOLA/CCPAC delegates, observers and guests Vancouver Island Ballroom, Hotel Grand Pacific Hors d oeuvres, dinner items and refreshments 9:00 pm midnight Hospitality Suite Room 610, Hotel Grand Pacific Monday, August 20, :00 am 8:30 am Joint Buffet Breakfast for CCOLA/CCPAC delegates, observers and guests Vancouver Island Ballroom, Hotel Grand Pacific 9:15 am Guests meet at the rear entrance (Quebec Street) of the Hotel Grand Pacific and board bus 9:30 am Bus departs the Hotel Grand Pacific 10:00 am Arrive at Malahat Look Out Take in the beautiful ocean views overlooking Brentwood Bay and all the marine traffic, the community of Sidney and the Saanich Peninsula 10:15 am Depart Malahat Look out for Chemainus Page 8

12 GUESTS PROGRAM 10: 45 am Walking Tour of Chemainus Chemainus, on Vancouver Island s east shore, is a little town snuggled in between a mountain range and the ocean, isolated with a river cutting it off from the south and a major highway to the north. A town that was born of the hands of labourers, with its only industry failing, Chemainus showed the world its true spirit and determination, and was to achieve fame through the hands of artists. When the lands natural resources failed to provide all the necessities of life, a new vision for the future evolved with the inventive people of Chemainus. That vision was to encompass the idea of giant outdoor wall murals in a revitalization strategy. This vision has earned Chemainus worldwide frame a memorable tourist venue. Such is the incredible story of The Little Town That Did, and the magic it has created for all who come here. 12 noon Depart Chemainus for Merridale Estate Cidery 12:15 pm Arrive Merridale Estate Cidery Lunch and tasting 1:15 pm Tour of Merridale Estate Cidery 2:00 pm Bus departs Merridale Estate Cidery for Victoria 3:00 pm Bus arrives at the Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria Remainder of the afternoon free 6:00 pm Delegates, observers and guests board buses at the Hotel Grand Pacific, Quebec Street Entrance (rear of building) Page 9

13 GUESTS PROGRAM 6:15 SHARP Buses depart from the Hotel Grand Pacific for Canadian Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters, Officers Mess, Esquimalt 6:30 pm Reception at Officers Mess Hosted by the Admiral, Canada Maritime Forces Pacific Base 7:00 pm Joint Dinner Remarks by Admiral Remarks by Hon. Shawn Murphy, MP, Chair, Standing Committee on Public Accounts, House of Commons 8:00 pm Le La La First Nations Dancers 8:45 pm Buses begin departing from the Base to the Hotel Grand Pacific (last bus departs at 9:15 pm) 9:00 pm midnight Hospitality Suite Room 610, Hotel Grand Pacific Tuesday, August 21, :00 am 8:30 am Joint Buffet Breakfast for CCOLA/CCPAC delegates, observers and guests Vancouver Island Ballroom, Hotel Grand Pacific 8:30 am 12:00 Noon Free Time 12:00 pm 1:15 pm Joint Lunch for delegates, observers and guests Vancouver Island Ballroom Hotel Grand Pacific 1:15 pm 5:30 pm Free Time Page 10

14 GUESTS PROGRAM 5:30 pm Delegates and guests depart Hotel Grand Pacific and are escorted to the Victoria Inner Harbour for Harbour Cruise 6:00 pm Boats depart the Inner Harbour Joint reception aboard cruise hosted by BC Public Accounts Committee and the BC Office of the Auditor General 8:00 pm Harbour Cruise ends 9:15 pm Midnight Hospitality Suite Room 610, Hotel Grand Pacific Page 11

15 5 th Annual Conference of the Jurisdiction Delegates Guests British Columbia John Doyle Gillie and Eleanor Doyle Errol Price Margaret Price Morris Sydor Alberta Saskatchewan Fred Dunn Ronda White Fred Wendel Brian Atkinson Manitoba Carol Bellringer Greg Doyle Norm Ricard Mala Sachdeva Howard Yip Ontario Canada Quebec New Brunswick Jim McCarter Gary Peall Sheila Fraser John Wiersema Andrew Lennox Eric Hellsten Renaud Lachance Gilles Bédard Mike Ferguson Ken Robinson Gillian Robinson Nova Scotia Jacques Lapointe Kathleen Lapointe Alan Horgan Sharon Horgan Prince Edward Island Colin Younker Allan Moore Jane MacAdam Bermuda Barry Neilson Jan Gregg Page 12

16 5 th Annual Conference of the Jurisdiction/ Other Representatives/ Guests Organizations Observers CCOLA Auditor General of Canada Vancouver Office CCAF-FCVI KPMG CICA International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board World Bank Institute Guests Robert Beaudin Nancy Goulet Michael Eastman Geoff Dubrow John Herhalt Bob Correll Mike Hathorn Rick Stapenhurst, Senior Public Sector Specialist, Parliamentary Strengthening Program, World Bank Institute Edward Dua Agyeman, Auditor General of Ghana Md. Khorshed Alam Khan, Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh Ludovick Utouk, Controller and Auditor General of the United Republic of Tanzania Sarshar Ahmad Khan, Director General (Federal Audit) Pakistan Page 13