Yes. The role of the external audit committee is to ensure that all of the studies and internal audit reports produced by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police comply with the applicable standards. We must also ensure that we have a risk-focused audit plan in place for the next few years. We use audit resources to examine areas where the likelihood of finding problems or aspects to be improved is the highest. We also ensure that the process is transparent and that the results are published.
We have, in addition, more general responsibilities, for instance concerning the annual report, in particular with regard to the Commissioner and the Comptroller General of Canada. We must prepare reports on an annual basis on the following topics: values and ethics, and how they are managed within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; operational and internal risk management; the framework used for financial audits and the monitoring that is done; and finally, we audit reports submitted to Parliament in order to ensure the validity of information.