When I look at this group of audit reports that we've put together here, I would tell you that it's about individuals who are often forgotten, whether they be disabled veterans, incarcerated individuals or those who are the target of gender or other inequities. It's about the government always trying to apply the same recipe to every single individual. We're seeing that many programs are reaching a good portion of the people they are intended to reach, and now it's about time to reach those hard-to-reach individuals on the edge.
How can you change that recipe? I think you can change that with a good solid GBA+ analysis backed by some data.
It's not about only a new program but perhaps applying it to existing programs to see what inequities exist there that you're not aware of, but you need to gather information and do that analysis. I think the theme that previous Auditors General raised was about having data, having a good data strategy and knowing what you have, but then using it in a meaningful way.
I think this group of reports goes really well together and bundles that theme of figuring out how to identify a barrier that a group is facing, then using your information to target how to eliminate it and make the outcomes better. Let's not focus on process but focus on the progress of programs.