I would like to thank the committee for your interest. The public accounts is the product of a lot of work across a number of departments—all departments but primarily the central departments of the Receiver General, the Treasury Board Secretariat, the Comptroller General, the Auditor General, and from time to time the Department of Finance. It's a very professional relationship. We sort out our differences and we do it in a professional way. For 11 years we have come to an agreement. That's an achievement, and I want to thank my colleagues for it.
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