Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair.
The first thing to recognize is that the Office of the Auditor General of Canada has significant capacity, and in both languages. The importance of the issues to any part of the country will not be affected by my moving into the role. As I say, the capacity is there, within the office, to deal with those types of issues.
I fully recognize that the issue you are raising is about communication with this committee, Parliament, and—presumably through the media—to the citizens. That is the weakness I have identified. That is what I am committed to working on and improving my ability in, so that I can deliver the message effectively. Again, I will admit to you and agree with you that at the moment I would not be able to deliver that message in French—I am having trouble delivering it in English—at the moment. It's certainly my commitment to get to a point of proficiency such that I would be able to do that.