Ms. Shirley Carruthers at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On May 15th, 2024. See this statement in context.

May 15th, 2024 / 1:15 p.m.

Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Planning, Finance and Information Technology, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Shirley Carruthers

We did take proactive measures in that we weren't conducting this audit because we believed or were notified that there was any wrongdoing within the department. It was a way for us to assess the internal controls that we have in the system so that we could better address any issues that came up—

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