Thank you, Madam Chair.
I want to start by thanking the Auditor General, his assistant AG, and the principals here today. Your work is tremendous. You have clearly commanded the respect of this committee and of the departments through your objectivity, impartiality, and professionalism in carrying out your work honestly and with integrity, speaking to how government can improve the services it provides to Canadians and how it can be held more accountable and continue to strive to improve itself and the work it does for the public.
In your report today, Mr. Ferguson, you did what I would have expected an auditor to do. You highlighted areas where you believe that the work of your staff and your team can be improved. Specifically, you talked about the fact that your audits, and quality assurance processes themselves are subject to external independent reviews.
Can you tell me a bit more about who is retained to conduct those reviews, as well as examples of what might be found with respect to improving the work you do?