For Commission members, managing government
activities like businesses necessarily translates
into positive outcomes, such as departments
being more pressured to meet budget targets, public
servants being prouder of their work, and units
being more efficient. Further, when reflecting
about the achievements of the Commission, one
participant underlined that the Commission basically
translated ideas promoted by the Office of
the Auditor General and a few deputy ministers
(the most senior civil servants). Commission members
interviewed the Auditor General and used the
Office’s reports as input – especially the 1992
report issued at the beginning of 1993. They also
used a few former or current deputy ministers to
‘‘educate’’ them and ‘‘test’’ ideas.