Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Auditor General and staff, for coming to speak on the operation of your office. It's very important that this committee have the opportunity to question you on that.
Further to Mr. Genuis's line of questioning, it has become more common to demand that your office conduct a specific review, as opposed to making a request, which has been the normal course of action. Are you concerned about this trend and how it might perhaps affect the independence of your office?