Mr. Speaker, I want to simply make the point with regard to the debate that I hope this bill gets to committee.
There is a point about external auditors. When they report on financial statements, the auditor's report is two paragraphs long. It is not the same kind of report that we are accustomed to seeing from the Auditor General. The Auditor General's reports are more in the line of value for money. They look at specific activities on the broad range and whether or not objectives have been met. That is the difference.
To the extent that the bill is dealing with assigning external auditors, it could very well be that the facility that should be sought is for the Auditor General to have access to do special audits with special activities. The Auditor General does not even audit every department every year; it is on a selective, orderly and transparent basis.
It has been a very interesting discussion. I think everybody agrees with the objectives. How this would happen is something that should be discussed in committee so that we can have a good bill.