Therefore, Mr. Chairman, I move that this committee recommend that the Department of Finance conduct a comprehensive review of the cost of running the government, that is the directorates, administration, finance and human resource functions. The analysis should include an assessment of each program and activity with a view to determining which elements are directed at providing public service and which ones are primarily devoted to operating government. Performance goals aimed at reducing the proportion of expenditures devoted to operating government, should be established. The department should measure and report, as part of the main estimates, the government's success in reaching these goals.