Public Accounts committee  I think you could ask the deputy minister that same question. I believe it is. I think it's to identify the priority areas where resources should be assigned.

Public Accounts committee  There are always inherent risks with the transportation of dangerous goods by any mode of transport. It's important for the department to take action on the violations they identify and ensure they have the right information to make their risk-based decisions.

Public Accounts committee  At this point, the recommendations haven't been completely addressed. There has been progress on some. There is still risk out there, and accidents can happen.

Public Accounts committee  I think if the department can get its follow-ups up to 100% and have strong information, that will mitigate some risks. The emergency response assistance plans are very important to mitigate risks and to address the situations that can be unpredictable when an accident happens, t

Public Accounts committee  I'll just say that the risks to human health and the environment depend on the nature of the substance that is released or spilled. In terms of the example you gave, the consequences can be very severe.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. I have no powers in that area. It is a policy issue that the department or perhaps Parliament could address.

Public Accounts committee  Is that question for me or the deputy minister?

Public Accounts committee  It is my understanding that the department has increased its staff and resources to address the issues identified in 2011. For our part, we have made similar recommendations in this report. The issues remain, and I believe that the department could respond with an action plan.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. Yes, the Office of the Auditor General has been using and incorporating sustainable development goals and targets into our performance audits across the board. You can expect to see this as a frequent or regular part of our audit reports for both the commissioner and

Public Accounts committee  Absolutely. Thank you, Madam Chair. I'll finish by saying that we made some observations and a recommendation for the Canada Energy Regulator to improve the way it documents its analysis of pipeline approval conditions and the regulator agreed with our recommendation. This conc

Public Accounts committee  Madam Chair, thank you for this opportunity to discuss our follow-up report on the transportation of dangerous goods, which was tabled in Parliament on October 27. Joining me today are Kim Leach, the principal responsible for the audit, and Francis Michaud, who was on the audit

Finance committee  Yes. As Ms. Hogan said, we have that mandate, but I would add that it is one of the mandates for which we have not received additional funding to carry out our audits.

Finance committee  Thank you. In terms of upcoming reports, we do have a report that was scheduled to be tabled in May of this year and that will be presented in the fall. It's on the transportation of dangerous goods. That will come along with my annual obligation of presenting my findings on sus

Finance committee  I might add a few comments. In terms of delays in accessing information, right now the biggest obstacle for us is with respect to secret information, as that information can't be transferred over the normal network. In some cases, both on the part of the department and on our pa

Finance committee  Thank you. We have carried out two audits of those subsidies. The first time we submitted a report to Parliament, we said that we did not have the information needed to come to any conclusions. The second time, we received government analyses and concluded that slight progress ha