In some cases, we need to evaluate and see if the offer should be increased or modified. The role of the Treasury Board in this area is obvious. Parliament must point out weaknesses. There are two forms of evaluation. There is what we call an audit of results, which is an accounting exercise and can be carried out by internal services.
Some government departments take charge of it, but experts are also hired.
There is also the program evaluation generally carried out by consultants. Every department has a five-year schedule of program evaluation. It is determined by the deputy minister, who can hire the services of experts and is encouraged to do so. There is also the Auditor General, who points out administrative weaknesses annually and urges us to consider particular programs and correct them while they re under way. I would say it s never ended.