This is a standard practice that's been conducted in the office for many years, to my knowledge, where before the tabling of a report--a couple of weeks, perhaps two to three weeks before--the people who are responsible for the various audits meet with senior officials of the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Privy Council Office who have previously received drafts of reports, either through the departments or through us if the audit concerns them. We are available to them to respond to questions or issues that they would like clarified.
On May 15th, 2006. See this statement in context.