I listened to Mr. Richard's testimony yesterday. I know him well; I've had many meetings with him. I don't know the nature of the complaints. He didn't want to disclose it either. If that's what happened, I find it deplorable.
I was chief financial officer for eight years in major departments, and I can assure you that if someone sounded the alarm about a particular transaction, action was taken to remedy the situation. I can assure you that the managers, the supervisors of these people, would have taken charge of the file.
I think we have a strong financial function within the federal government. Just look at the financial statements, which have been unqualified for 25 years. It's unfortunate that, in this case, controls don't seem to have been followed and well documented.