Hon. Bill Rompkey (Deputy Leader of the Gove
rnment): Honourable senators, I have the honour to present four dela
yed answers to oral questions posed in the Senate, including an answer to questions of Senator Oliver on October 27, 2004, concerning the Auditor General, transfer of advance funds to foundations, accountability to Parliament; the answer to Senator Forrestall's qu
estion already read into the record; ...[+++]a delayed response to questions raised in the Senate on October 7 by Senator Keon, regarding British Columbia, outbreak of avian flu; and a fourth delayed answer to questions raised by Senator Keon on October 6, to which he has already alluded, regarding recall of the clinical drug Vioxx.
L'honorable Bill Rompkey (leader adjoint du gouvernement) : Honorables sénateurs, j'ai l'honneur de présenter quatre réponses différées à des questions orales posées au Sénat. Il y a d'abord une réponse à la question posée par le sénateur Oliver le 27 octobre 2004 concernant la vérificatrice générale, les transferts d'avances aux fondations, la reddition de comptes au Parlement.