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Public Accounts committee Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. With respect to the audits that we are planning to—
June 13th, 2019Committee meeting
Casey Thomas
Public Accounts committee Yes, just the performance ones. We only have one more audit planned for this year, 2019, dealing with respect in the workplace. We're going to be doing three audits next spring: supplying the Canadian Forces; immigration detention and removal; and student financial assistance. W
June 13th, 2019Committee meeting
Casey Thomas
Public Accounts committee I can also talk about the commissioner's work, if you like.
June 13th, 2019Committee meeting
Casey Thomas
Public Accounts committee Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. We're an independent audit office that selects what we do and why and how we do it. That's critical to our role. We identify our audits based on residual risk, the impact on Canadians and the value we can add. We do not want to be in a situation w
June 13th, 2019Committee meeting
Casey Thomas
Public Accounts committee With respect to cybersecurity, for example, I can talk to you a little more about how we ended up where we're at. We have one team currently in the office that has the expertise to carry out that work. As you can imagine, that work is quite technical and we need an in-depth know
June 13th, 2019Committee meeting
Casey Thomas
Public Accounts committee Madam Chair, thank you for this opportunity to present the results of our audit of the national shipbuilding strategy. Joining me is Nicholas Swales, the principal responsible for the audit, and Chantal Thibaudeau, the director who led the audit team. The Royal Canadian Navy and
May 25th, 2021Committee meeting
Casey Thomas
Public Accounts committee Thank you for your question. Ms. Thomas and I must pay close attention, since we share the same name. We identified several issues during our audit. First, we noted persistent shipbuilding delays. The construction, design and development weren't necessarily managed properly whe
May 25th, 2021Committee meeting
Casey Thomas
Public Accounts committee We looked at whether the fleet of vessels was being renewed in a timely manner. We identified some weaknesses in terms of human resources. The departments have a plan in place to determine whether these weaknesses persist.
May 25th, 2021Committee meeting
Casey Thomas
Public Accounts committee Since we focused on timelines, we didn't do much work with regard to the experts. I can't answer that question.
May 25th, 2021Committee meeting
Casey Thomas
Public Accounts committee Excuse me. As a result of technical difficulties, I didn't hear which recommendation you referred to.
May 25th, 2021Committee meeting
Casey Thomas
Public Accounts committee We found that the shipyards and departments learned from this experience in the early years of construction. While we have concerns, we hope that the measures will work. It's still too early to comment on that.
May 25th, 2021Committee meeting
Casey Thomas
Public Accounts committee I can start, and then if Mr. Swales has anything to add, he certainly can. What we found during the audit was that in fact the risk management tools that were being used to assess the risks were inadequate. They were taking too much time, resulted in duplication and produced to
May 25th, 2021Committee meeting
Casey Thomas
Public Accounts committee Thank you for your question. We found that the NSS hasn't been effectively managed in terms of timelines, risks and the achievement of the target state, for example. However, the departments have taken steps to preserve operational capabilities until new vessels are delivered.
May 25th, 2021Committee meeting
Casey Thomas
Public Accounts committee Thank you for the question. As you said, our audit period was from January 2018 to January 2020. During the subsequent events, we found that the pandemic had an impact. There were some work disruptions, but other work was still done in the offices. Again, it's too early to tell
May 25th, 2021Committee meeting
Casey Thomas
Public Accounts committee Since the audit period ended in January 2020, our report couldn't include an analysis and commentary on actions and decisions that occurred afterwards.
May 25th, 2021Committee meeting
Casey Thomas