The question of effectiveness is important for us here. When you bring recommendations forward....
I heard something you strayed into earlier, that the Office of the Auditor General should never comment on policy or make those policy recommendations—in a sense offering some policy recommendation yourself.
Perhaps there is a role, and a role not traditionally held by auditors' offices, that can be put forward.... When I look at Madame Gélinas' last report, I think it's quite clear in saying that, looking at the plans of the government, there needs to be more. That, under some strict auditor's interpretation, would be suggesting that the policies put forward are not enough to meet Canada's commitments. That seemed appropriate to me. It was appropriate to you.
Again, I go back to this question of the line that, under strict auditor's guidelines—very traditional—would have been crossed over. The role of the auditor of the environment seems to be one that is so broad-sweeping that comments like that become something appropriate in this context but would not pass the test in traditional standards.