Thank you for your comments, Mr. Godin.
First, I would like to talk about the audit on the Governor in Council Appointment Process in Administrative Tribunals. We conducted an audit on this a few years ago. I believe it was in 2009. In the past, we identified problems with the process and we made some recommendations.
With this current audit, we noted that the Privy Council has made some improvements to the process. However, the current results are the same as in 2009. We feel that this situation is a concern. In the past, we identified a problem and made some recommendations. It is clear that the department did make some changes to the process. However, in the eyes of Canadians, the results are the same. The same problems continue to exist.
In my opinion, it is really important to find a different way of following up on our recommendations. As you mentioned, all departments are receptive to our recommendations, but the results are the same.
The committee's role is really important in maintaining dialogue with the departments. It would increase their ability to be accountable. Moreover, I feel that it is important to consider the possibility of finding a different way to follow up on our recommendations. We should be able to conduct a new audit on the same subject before being in a position to state whether there have been adequate changes.
In a word, it is important for us to consider whether there is a different way to follow up on some audits.