Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The comptroller in New Brunswick is responsible for the preparation of the province's financial statements, the operation of the province's financial information system, and the operation of internal audit activities for the province as a whole. I think those types of functions are consistent among comptrollers throughout the country and consistent with the comptroller's office in the federal government, particularly on the internal audit side and in terms of making accounting policies for the government to follow.
As I said, one of the biggest responsibilities, actually, of the comptroller in New Brunswick is operating the province's financial information system, particularly in its general ledger and accounts payable system, which is a large and complex system that operates for the entire government.
That gave me a certain amount of experience in the world of information technology and of having to implement accounting systems. Auditors, whether they're internal auditors or auditors general, have to do audits of information systems as well, so as I say, I have some background in information systems and in having to implement information systems.
That's fundamentally what the role of the comptroller was in the province of New Brunswick. Particularly for such matters as policy setting and internal audit, it is very consistent with the comptroller general position for the federal government.