Public Accounts committee  The committee was...?

Public Accounts committee  Was the committee public?

Public Accounts committee  You can send us the information. Mr. Leswick—

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Leswick, is your department currently in talks or planning to establish an independent mechanism for the Office of the Auditor General's requests?

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Public Accounts committee  How many minutes do I have?

Public Accounts committee  I was referring to a comparison with other countries in terms of an independence mechanism, not to Canada's reputation, of course. The public will have clearly understood my question. We don't have that type of mechanism. Mr. Hayes, you said that there was a mechanism in New Zea

Public Accounts committee  I hear you loud and clear. I learned this morning that the Office of the Auditor General is governed by the same funding framework as other federal departments and agencies. I didn't know that this was the case. This has been the case since the dawn of time, since Canada was fou

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Ricard referred to the ad hoc committee that ended in 2011. Could you tell me about the findings in relation to this mechanism? I don't know who can answer that question.

Public Accounts committee  You were not there?

Public Accounts committee  You have 15 seconds.

Public Accounts committee  Okay.

Public Accounts committee  I now understand that the situation was unforeseeable. A new government then came into power. In its first year, you asked the government for a $9 million increase, as the initial part of a total request for $21.5 million divided into two amounts. I'm referring to your opening r

Public Accounts committee  I'm talking about the first payment.

Public Accounts committee  I gather that you received $7 million of that $9 million.