Public Accounts committee  We started after the AG's report was tabled as part of the action plan.

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chairman, the fraction of the total of more than 22,000 buildings in the Department of National Defence that would have those kind of security implications are the operational buildings, and that is a small fraction. I don't have the specific number, but that's the kind of in

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, if I may, could I ask for clarification on the question? Are you asking, sir, whether there--

Public Accounts committee  Yes, Mr. Chairman. And like my colleagues, I would also like to thank the committee and all the members for their interest in this, and the Auditor General, again, for this audit, which has raised some significant issues that we are working to address.

Public Accounts committee  Yes. In a follow-up to the Auditor General's report, all of the responsible officials were directed by the Chief of the Defence Staff and the deputy minister in the development of the action plan. I am here today partly because of the seriousness that the head of the Canadian For

Public Accounts committee  It was in October, in following up on the report, when the department wrote to the Auditor General with the action plan and our response to it.

Public Accounts committee  The correspondence I'm referring to was addressed to the Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, who in the chain of command is above Lieutenant-Colonel Shuster. So that would explain in part why he wasn't a personal addressee on that.

Public Accounts committee  I don't have that information myself at this time.

Public Accounts committee  Yes.

Public Accounts committee  Yes. I was not a party to the discussions on this project involving the Office of the Auditor General and the department. If possible, I would like to gather more information on the key questions that the OAG raises in points 1.74 or 1.75. Nevertheless, I can tell you that the

Public Accounts committee  As I stated in response to one of the earlier questions, the department has accepted the findings. That is clear and is normal practice. I would also say that we have accepted the responsibility for resolving any of the shortcomings and weaknesses that are there. On the specific

Public Accounts committee  That's correct.

Public Accounts committee  Coming up with an answer to that question is one of the goals of our action plan. Most of the 8,500 projects I spoke about deal with things like home roofing. We are looking to find an answer to that question.

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, as I said earlier, the Minister of National Defence has accepted all of the Auditor General's findings, whether regarding the North Bay project or those of a more general nature. We are taking this very seriously. The paragraph you mentioned, Mr. Laforest, states that

Public Accounts committee  We are reviewing all those contracts as part of our action plan. We have begun to...