There are independent funding mechanisms that can be used. As an example right in our own country, some of the provinces function that way, and other countries, I believe Australia and the U.K., function that way as well.
One of the options would be for a special committee or the public accounts committee—the committee to which we as an office typically come—to have an opportunity to review our funding and ensure that we get access to funds in a timely fashion. This would allow us to rightsize—not just upwards, but upwards and downwards—to deal with perhaps temporary issues, for example the pandemic.
If a special request is there to audit something that would be above and beyond our planned work, an independent mechanism that's a little more agile than the traditional mechanism used for the departments and agencies would enable us to respond better and deliver better quality faster to Parliament.