I hate to do this, but as you are aware, we did a report in May 2007 that commented on the NORAD project. When we did that audit--as we mention in the text box on page 25--there were serious concerns raised by National Defence about the security of that project and the ability to close the below-ground project. They were not sure at that time if they could move all the systems up. I'd be interested to know if that below-ground complex has actually been closed, because that was what the above-ground one was for.
We have summarized in this text box the concerns about whether it could be used for the intended purposes and the access that contractors, both Canadian and foreign, had to the site. When we completed this audit, they indicated that they could, with certain modifications, use the building for the intended purpose.
We had asked for details on what those modifications were. As you will see here, at the time of our audit we did not receive any detailed plans or schedules. All of this text, as is our standard process, has been agreed with by National Defence, and they have agreed with the validity of the facts.
So there seems to be a little confusion here, but certainly when we did that original audit there were concerns about the use of that building.