I'd be pleased to, Mr. Chairman.
I believe that the previous audit we did on financial management was probably around 2002. One of the most significant findings coming out of that audit was that when we looked at the qualifications of the SFOs--a government term meaning senior financial officer in government--fewer than one-third of them were professionally qualified. These people were the chief financial officers of organizations involving billions of dollars of spending and billions of dollars of assets and liabilities. We so reported to Parliament and encouraged government to ensure that professionally qualified people were in place.
The report we tabled on June 9 indicated, again, a very positive story. Eighty-two per cent of the CFOs in the largest 20-some departments, I believe, had the requisite professional qualifications and were playing strategic roles at the senior management tables in their capacity as chief financial officers.
Again, it is good progress, and I congratulate the financial community for that progress.