At the corporation, the Auditor General plays the same role as the large accounting firms in any public company.
The Auditor General normally sits down with us in January or February. As you know, CBC/Radio-Canada's fiscal year ends March 31. His team comes to see us, looks at how our money has been spent, what accounting systems we are using and how we report our financial statements, our balance sheet as well as our expenses and revenues.
Finally, in accordance with the accounting principles which apply to the corporation and which are clearly defined in our annual report, he signs an unqualified opinion, which has always been the case for CBC/Radio-Canada, at least during my mandate.