We all know, of course, that a mandate goes with a crown corporation: to provide a service to the public. When you're doing your audit, as it says here, you want to ensure that “assets are safeguarded and controlled; financial, human and physical resources are managed economically and efficiently; and operations are carried out effectively”. Are you also taking into account the mandate of the crown corporation to ensure that they are in fact fulfilling their mandate?
On June 16th, 2009. See this statement in context.