Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Commissioner, for your report.
We'll pick up where we left off, on the ag section. I think the important highlighted quote for me was that Canada has “no strategy in place to guide its climate change mitigation programs and activities”.
You mentioned the fact that the AAFC in no way consulted with farmers regarding the fertilizer piece. As somebody who used to work in that sector, I can assure you that this is very true. It was an extreme frustration to farmers. It's not the only area in which farmers were not consulted.
I'm going to ask you a set of questions, and I'm hoping your answers can be fairly tight. Your audit found that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada spent hundreds of millions of dollars on three programs but could not verify the quality and accuracy of the data being provided.
First, during your audit, did you ever come across any evidence where you saw Ag Canada officials try to verify the data that was being provided to them?