Well, we have a responsibility to act in a professional and timely way. So does the Committee in terms of its motions. I am suggesting to you that this motion does not reflect that, rightly or wrongly. Everybody recognizes that, myself included. There are some weaknesses in the system and we need to tighten them up. If we get a recommendation to that effect, that is fine. But that is not what this motion says. This motion says, if I was to enact it, given I am trying to incorporate as many recommendations by the Honourable Members as possible, the budgets would be withheld.
What I would like to ask consideration of the Committee for is that we take some time to think this one through and the implications of it. And that we word it in such a way that it does answer the issue which you want to answered. And that is, a timely delivery of the annual reports and budgets or what is it, et cetera, the corporate plans. You cannot, first of all, chastise the staff. The responsibility lies with the Minister. I have no problem taking that responsibility. But I will not take the responsibility, and if Mr. Picco wants to or some other Members want to do it, withholding budgets; that is not a responsible motion. That is an irresponsible motion. That is the whole point I am trying to make here. I know what the intent is, but I am saying to you that we are overcompensating here for the intent. If you want to change the intent, I will accept that and maybe we can withdraw this motion and look at it again. I am not about to suggest to anybody in the government that we would withhold funds if it meant we would have to stop Arctic College because that would obviously be the first one we would have to look at, particularly in Iqaluit. We are looking to saving all kinds of money so we would, no problem.
On a serious note, I would ask that the Committee give due consideration to the fund component of it and try to rework it. That is all I would ask. Nothing else. Thank you.