Fortunately, and maybe unfortunately, these programs identified by the Auditor General are within HRSDC, which is what Service Canada is part of. They're our departmental colleagues, and we're working with them now to look at the results of the audit and to try to understand what problem this might be causing for their program administration. It's their view, and I think it's reflected in the audit report, that they understand the risk and they have mitigating controls. But I think the Auditor General is asking us to look very hard at whether or not we're managing the risk well, and that's what we're doing right now; we're studying the use of the dormant flags in these programs.
On April 17th, 2007. See this statement in context.