Mr. Speaker, I want to build a little on the last question and comment. This morning the minister said in the House that he felt these departments or agencies were being audited enough already. We do not believe that is true.
He also said that the board of directors should be able to pick the accounting firms to do the auditing. The member for Prince Albert pointed out the conflict that often arises from that situation, particularly in corporate circles. We expect, given the record of the Liberal government, that we would have some of those same problems there as well.
There is also a second problem with a board of directors being involved in auditing. We see that in the Canadian Wheat Board for which I am responsible as critic. The Auditor General was asked to audit the board, but the board set the parameters of the audit. All that could be audited was the office management and information systems to see whether they were set up efficiently. The Auditor General was not allowed to audit the important things, like whether the board had done an effective job of selling grain or any of its real financial systems.
I have a great concern that we trust the Liberal government to do the right thing for taxpayers. I think the member shares that same concern. There is a reason that this money has been removed from the sight of taxpayers, and that is so the Liberal government can carry on its social policy as it wishes, away from the scrutiny of the public.
Would the member like to make some comments about why the Liberals would assume that taxpayers would trust them behind the scenes with their money, given the terrible record they have with regard to other situations such as sponsorship and the gun registry. The Wheat Board audit would be another one of those issues.