Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thanks to our witnesses for being here today.
We are pleased that the Auditor General has recognized the significant progress made to improve the quality of internal audit across government. Internal audit is an important management function to ensure sound decision-making and the good stewardship of taxpayer dollars.
My first question is for the Auditor General. On your audits of the internal audit function, comparing what was found in 2004 to the positive developments in the follow-up audit this spring, do you consider this to be an important achievement by the government?