Yes, thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think most of what I want to say has been reported in the Standing Committee on Finance report but those comments I want to make tie in with the scope and general direction that Standing Committee on Finance Members made. I was very concerned again, in terms of the Executive of the new structure. There are three separate and three distinct programs, each under the authority of the separate Minister and each with a deputy minister or equivalent. There is a very heavy centralization of central agency powers within this new super department, and obviously the powers of certain deputy ministers have been enhanced considerably.

The concern is, I wonder how, in terms of coordination within these three distinct program areas, coordination, decisions and programs are processed within such a structure with three fairly distinct organizations. The move to consolidate and amalgamate administration and central agency functions was probably made with good intentions and to probably facilitate smoother process and smoother implementation of government initiatives. I am a bit sceptical that this would be able to work, given the structure as we know it today. We also know that the changes are still happening and that the various sections within each of these program areas are still working out what they are doing or what they are supposed to do and who they are supposed to do it to or with.

I just wanted to raise those comments. As I mentioned, they have been raised in more detail than I have mentioned, and I didn't want to reiterate too much of what was said in SCOF, but it is a major change in how government is doing business and I think it warrants some discussion. This is why I raised it. Mahsi.