Good morning, and thank you for coming in on such short notice.
My line of questioning is actually in regard to a question of mine in question period. I asked the President of the Treasury Board to account for the refusal to fully fund the Office of the Auditor General. I asked that question on May 31.
I had asked about the Auditor General, yet the President of the Treasury Board responded, “I cannot believe that the member opposite has asked that question”—being me—“when the government cut the Auditor General's budget by 10% and then never built it back”. She said the Liberal government built the budget back because they are “committed to the...ongoing work of the Auditor General”. That was the Liberal government saying they're committed to your ongoing work.
Does the Office of the Auditor General agree with this assessment of the current funding support and the voluntary budget reduction in 2011?