Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a return to a question asked by Mr. Lewis on February 26, 1993, and it concerns the internal audit of Expo '92. Mr. Speaker, the audit of Expo '92 came about as a result of communications between the comptroller general and the acting deputy minister of Economic Development and Tourism.
The Audit Bureau was not directed to emphasize any one or more aspects of the Expo project; in fact, no constraints whatsoever were placed upon the bureau in scoping the audit. After a preliminary survey of the project, the Audit Bureau determined that the scope of the audit should be extensive, and should include a review of the financial projections and operating plans for the restaurant and the management process that led to them, the accuracy and the timeliness of project financial information, the adequacy of inventory records and storage controls, the arrangements for and ultimate disposition of inventories and other assets following the conclusion of the project, and the extent to which significant relevant costs have been included in financial reporting.
Departmental management concurred with this approach and the audit encompassed the agreed upon scope. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.