Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Considering just how short the time is, I'll leave my last question. Perhaps we can follow up with some supplemental questions later on if we can find a better explanation for the difference between some of the outcomes on the 60 projects and the 30 projects. We just don't have enough time for it today, unfortunately. If you can provide any more information related to those projects, or the issues in relaying that information to the Auditor General and why that information was delayed, perhaps somewhat expanding some of your points in this discussion.... Perhaps you can provide in writing why the delay exists in such a significant way.
I'll move on to the Auditor General. We're trying to sort out how we actually deal with this in a fair way so that Canadians can expect that this issue can be concluded. The 2021 internal audit was evidence of this failure.
Auditor General, you made mention previously that it obviously would have been an accumulated problem that required addressing. Your office, of course, took the liberty of ensuring that a more in-depth audit took place, but how common is it, for example, to have an internal audit, have your audit and then monitor the action and implementation? How long does it often take, particularly for this ministry, which is such a large spending ministry and has these really unique problems of being unable to second this information in a quick fashion? It leaves me with the perspective that this may never be fixed, in some ways, just because of how complicated this is.
Have you seen audits like this in the past? Have they reconciled themselves with the need for better transparency?