Mr. Chairman, I will not embark on general comments right now but in committee reports yesterday, we presented the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight Report for the 2000-2003 business plan and the 2000-2001 main estimates. In that report, we had a number of recommendations.
What I propose to do now, Mr. Chairman, is to present those recommendations in the form of motions for the committee to consider, since they are on government-wide issues and not just on departmental issues. This is something we should get into before we get into the departments.
Therefore, Mr. Chairman, I move that this committee recommends that each department review its goals, strategies, outcomes and outcome measures for presentation of the 2001-2004 business plans to ensure that there are substantive benchmarks and measurable outcomes included. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.