Thank you, Ms. Block.
Given the larger context of today, Chair, we have the 2019 Treasury Board guidelines, which clearly have not been adhered to. We saw the bad audit out of Global Affairs Canada. We now have a part-time minister. I believe, Mr. Chair, that this necessitates greater oversight, as has been brought to the attention of the committee by my colleague. As such, I'm putting on verbal notice the following motion:
Given that,
grants and contributions by Environment and Climate Change Canada have increased by $625 million since 2016;
only 5.5% of all grants and contributions from ECCC were reviewed in a departmental audit;
the audit stated that there was a potential for abuse and mismanagement that may lead to “reputational and legal damage”; and
this review was only an internal review and not independent;
the committee call on the Auditor General to complete a value for money and performance audit on the grants and contributions program at Environment and Climate Change Canada and report the findings to the House.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.