Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Good morning, Ms. Fraser and Ms. Sachs.
First, Ms. Fraser, I congratulate you on your nomination. This is basically a tribute to the quality of your work and, in some way, it is an international tribute. I think that we can count ourselves lucky, at the very least, for having a competent person like yourself.
During the past year, we spoke of accrual accounting and of the implementation of a harmonization process among the departments and the government in order to adopt accrual accounting, which is something you have been asking for for several years. Meetings were held with Treasury Board. You attended one of those meetings and you expressed the desire that the Office of the Auditor General of Canada be an active partner in this process, at the very least.
Regarding budget priorities for the coming year, have you anticipated anything or do you think that this will not necessarily lead to any additional costs? How will you integrate this?