Public Accounts committee  That's not supported anymore, and it creates all sorts of issues.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, we filed a request. I'm not sure how at ease I am to speak to it, because it's through the budget process. Andrew, I don't know if you....

Public Accounts committee  It's the same amount we put last year. That's on the public record. It's $10.8 million.

Public Accounts committee  Rather than inventing, I'm going to use the wording of the report to start. As a starting point in terms of auditor's vocabulary, as I mentioned in the opening statement, the peer review team found that the OAG adhered to relevant legislation and professional standards in the exe

Public Accounts committee  You're referring to the reduction in 2011, the amount that we're not getting now?

Public Accounts committee  There are two parts to my answer. We are considering a performance audit in this regard. However, the fact remains that each year, when auditing the government's consolidated financial statements, we do some work related to payroll. For the past few years, we have been observing

Public Accounts committee  Martin, did you want to help me in terms of the sequence?

Public Accounts committee  Yes. On that one, we wrote to the Speaker saying that indeed we will conduct that audit. Obviously, given the significance of the program, that is something we have on our radar. It's something we would have to look at, at some point.

Public Accounts committee  Yes. I guess there are a number of drivers there. Yes, there's mandatory work that we have to do when it comes to financial audits. We have no choice but to do that, including new mandates, some of which you mentioned. One thing we mentioned last year is that for those new mandat

Public Accounts committee  Thank you.

Public Accounts committee  I'll go very briefly, and then I'll maybe turn to Mr. Hayes to expand on it. As I mentioned in the opening statement, the commissioner is there to support the AG in delivering the part of the mandate that has to do with environment and sustainable development. Mr. Hayes may expa

Public Accounts committee  Maybe I'll mention the fact that we tabled a report last week on a respectful workplace. There are three other reports coming in March, on supply of the forces for DND.... The others are student financial assistance and immigration removals. I'm sorry. I don't know why I blanked

Public Accounts committee  Maybe for the benefit of all members, I'll just refer to what we brought forward last year to the committee. Historically, we've been conducting about 25 performance audits a year. Given the challenges and priorities we have to manage, we had signalled to the committee that we wo

Public Accounts committee  I have a very brief opening statement and a bit of a presentation. I think it was circulated. I think I can do it within about eight or 10 minutes. Mr. Chair, we are pleased to have this opportunity to present an overview of the mandate of the Office of the Auditor General of Ca

Public Accounts committee  Obviously, it was a former Auditor General at the time, but I'm pretty sure that my answer is accurate: No, we have not been engaged in confirming that we would be okay without the funding. In fact, we provided an assurance to the contrary in the business case. At the end of it,