I believe that the Auditor General of Canada has very much established a leadership position over the last number of years under Ms. Fraser's leadership in terms of its reputation across the world for excellence in performance audits and excellence in financial audits. I think Canada also has a reputation for having very excellent accounting standards for governments, as established by the Public Sector Accounting Board.
So I don't think Canada takes a back seat to anybody, whether it be in terms of the quality of financial statements, the quality of accounting standards, or the quality of the audit work that is done. And I think it's very important for Canada to continue to deliver that message.
For me, as Auditor General, one of the most important parts of that is the recognition that we have an independent accounting standard-setter, that being the Public Sector Accounting Board, and it is absolutely imperative that each and every government comply with the accounting standards set by that board so that everyone has confidence that the financial statements are prepared appropriately and that auditors audit to that set of standards.
Again, I think Canada doesn't take a back seat to anybody and that the federal Auditor General's office very much has a leadership role to play.