First, with regard to staff, there won't be any layoffs. I made a commitment to my staff on that subject. We believe that, given the normal turnover at the office, we will be able to get back to the desired level by the end of the year. This is a very temporary situation, and we're talking about some 20 positions. We've taken a proactive approach to the internal audit services of various departments. We asked those people whether they needed staff in the short term for interesting projects. It is indeed important that our people be able to do meaningful and interesting work. Some 15 departments responded. They're asking for 60 auditors. So there's fairly significant demand for experienced audit personnel. I'm sure we'll be able to manage the situation.
If this can reassure the committee, I will add that the departments' internal audit services have vastly improved. They do much more work now. I believe we can increasingly rely on those services. For example, an audit of the economic plan is planned. We don't expect to do all the work in all the departments ourselves. We want to work together with the internal audit services, which I believe should do the audits in those departments. By working with them, we'll be able to be more efficient and to ensure that the audit program is adequate for our purposes. We'll be able to use their work to report results to Parliament. I think the internal audit services within government should increasingly be reinforced so that the Office of the Auditor General makes greater use of their work. That would enable us to become more effective and efficient in our own work.