Mr. Chair, as regards disadvantages, there would simply be the loss of certain economies of scale and a certain degree of efficiency. That stems from the fact that that role is now played within an entity that already covers pretty much the universe of government.
In my view, in operational terms, the fact that the two are in the same box, a box of that size, reinforces an efficiency that, to a certain degree, would be lost if they were separated.
Of course, that's not insurmountable, but, if there were a separate office, that office and the Office of the Auditor General would have to agree on a division of the area and avoid needless overlap. That's obviously feasible, but there would nevertheless be a certain loss of efficiency.