That is not a limitation placed on the Auditor General. That's not a limitation that makes sense. It's a limitation on the parliamentary budget officer that is not found in other agencies of government. There's no reason to say that it's required. You could say, “you can exercise your mandate, but you don't have to have all the information. You can use some of the information, but not all the information.” I think it's unnecessarily restrictive for the parliamentary budget officer.
On May 29th, 2017. See this statement in context.