Thank you, Mr. Weir. I would like to ask one question.
In part of your report, you talked about cost recovery from international audits. We've heard that representatives from Australia are involved in doing some of the audits with your department. How many of these international audits would you do?
You also audit for the Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors, and we get paid for that. I guess you contract with these guys, and then they pay...who? Is it the Government of Canada? Does it go into general revenue? You go on to say:
Cost recoveries related to International Audits and to CCOLA become available for use when funds are received. Other refunds and adjustments are considered to be earned on behalf of the Government of Canada and are not available to discharge the Office’s obligations. As a result, these recoveries are deducted as costs recovered not available for use.
Can you explain that? Is there a problem there? Is there a remedy to the problem, or is this typically the way that it has always been done and the way it's done everywhere?