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2002 December Report of the Auditor General of Canada

December 2002 Report—Chapter 9

Exhibit 9.6—Accountability for performance: Results and means

Accountability in a performance-based public service requires being able to credibly demonstrate

• the extent to which the expected results were achieved;
• the contribution made by activities and outputs of the program to the outcomes;
• the learning and change that have resulted; and
• the soundness and propriety of the means used.