We are hopeful that in the upcoming weeks we will be able to begin our response to this recommendation through a revision to our guidelines on the directive of the transfer payment policy. We are looking at it in the sense that we have a risk-rating tool that is working in departments and agencies. The question is how frequently and when do you use it? We think as a first measure of simply bringing into the guidelines the requirement to re-rate risks and to look at the other aspect that Mr. Barrett brought up as well. We will also hold, obviously, the recommendation through our policy review process to determine if there is indeed further policy work required to respond effectively to the recommendation.
We would also look at whether any of the tools and instruments that have been developed over the last five years dealing with risk need to be updated in any way, to again reinforce where we want to go with this.
We think there are a number of ways we'll be able to respond effectively to the Auditor General's recommendation in this regard.