Mr. Chair, there are two things to add to my earlier question on the EI financing. I am advised that there's a formula in the act for transferring the moneys to the EI financing board. It's set out in legislation.
With respect to the specific question of how Canada fares internationally in terms of its summary reporting--and I'm referring here, Mr. Chairman, to sections I and II of volume I of the Public Accounts--in my professional opinion, Canada compares very positively. It is a world leader in financial reporting. There is a good set of accounts accompanied by a good financial statement discussion and analysis analyzing those accounts.
There are very few countries that can claim to have such a complete and thorough set of summary financial statements along with an accompanying analysis and that also get a clean auditor's report. The only countries I can think of that would come close to this, Mr. Chair, would be Australia and New Zealand.