Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would just like to briefly comment on the motion. I know that sometimes Ministers have been heard to quietly suggest that Members on this side create unnecessary work. This is not an example of that, I believe, because the departments have already put together their definitive objectives. These are a relatively new creature. They didn't always used to be presented with departmental estimates. But each department has put them together, and I'm sure they are put down in writing in the budget because the departments believe they can accomplish those definitive objectives and are serious enough about doing it that they're willing to have them published.

So, Mr. Chairman, I think all the motion is basically saying is since every department has put these definitive objectives down in black and white, and undoubtedly must have a strategy for carrying them out and an estimate of how much resources are required -- or they wouldn't have put them in there -- then it's certainly not a difficult task to ask that we get that strategy and the resources and the timetable presented to us along with the department's estimates.

We think that this work will have already been done. It's just a matter of having it in place so as to provide for a really thorough presentation of the budget. I just want to make those comments, Mr. Chairman. I think it's reasonable and, I think at least for departments that are well prepared, this should simply be a matter of sharing with us strategies that are already in place. Thank you.