The Government of Canada has published on its website that it must adhere to four fundamental principles of financial management: value for money, accountability, transparency and risk management. The Government of Canada previously defined “value for money” as follows: “Public funds are managed with prudence and probity, assets are safeguarded and resources are used effectively, efficiently and economically to achieve departmental and governmental objectives. It's a very specific definition.
I know that you indicated last week—and you've indicated this numerous times—that your mandate is also to refer criminality, should you suspect criminality, to the appropriate authorities. I believe you indicated, when a question was put to you, whether you discovered any element of criminality.... I want to confirm a couple of things. Your threshold for referrals is based on suspicion, and suspicion only. Is that correct?