Thanks, Mr. Chair and Auditor General Hogan.
It's nice to see you back again, Mr. Hayes.
We just came from question period, and we had a rather shocking attack on the integrity and independence of the Auditor General's office by the Minister of National Revenue.
I want to quote her. She said, in regard to the AG's calculation of ineligible recipients of the wage subsidies, that the AG's figures were “exaggerated” and that it's not her fault because, “We all know that she was pressured by the opposition”. She doubled down later and said it was also because of a lack of time.
I wonder if you could confirm the integrity of your numbers, whether the report was done under pressure from the opposition parties, and how your office feels about such a partisan attack on the integrity and independence of your office?