Thank you for the question, Mr. Chairman.
We have undertaken, as the member has indicated, a strategic and operating review of the Office of the Auditor General. I shouldn't speak for the other agents of Parliament, but my understanding is that the other agents of Parliament are undertaking similar reviews of their organizations.
We did this review over the course of the summer and the early fall, and I have written a letter to the chair of this committee outlining the results of our review. I would very much welcome--or my colleagues would very much welcome--an opportunity to discuss our thinking and to get the committee's reaction to what we're proposing as a result of our review.
In terms of the process, Mr. Chairman, essentially what we did was start with a basic question, which is was, where do we get the best value from our audit dollar and where do we invest our audit resources to make the most effective use of them and to best serve Parliament? The result of that exercise is outlined in the letter I have sent to the chair of the committee.
Basically, if you would like me to, at a very high level I can indicate what's included in that review, or we can leave it for a subsequent discussion.