Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I have been listening to some of the discussion, the questions, and the answers that have been back and forth here. I must say that if we compare this to setting up for a race, it sounds like the Minister is happy just to finish the race, never mind gold, silver or bronze as targets. There is one thing to be said about finishing the race, but to quit running before you actually cross the line is something we need to really look at as a government. I do not think anybody should be afraid that because we aim our goals high that Members would use it as an opportunity to further bash the government.
I think that we would have to accept some of that not being able to meet the goals because we are pushing those goals higher. If it shows a significant achievement in that area, then I think we must be ready to accept that we have made good strides.
But to say we have made good strides when we are just set to finish the race is applaudable in that sense. We definitely need to be, I think, aiming high and coming in. Even if we come in at average, it is better than aiming just to finish the race and coming in dead last. I think that is something every department needs to focus on.
If we are going to push to set our goals high, then we also need to put the resources into training. That would also help us to achieve our goals. I know this is one of the departments that has been fortunate enough to get a fair bit of resources added to it when everybody else is squeezing a little tighter and some departments have lost. We should look at that and again, my statement earlier, speaking to the budget address, is that we need to see results now and not plan to try to achieve results. We need to start putting things into action somewhat differently.
Now, a little further on that, I have a question that is straightforward. Under the directorate administration, it talked about the departments involved. Its mandate covers strategic planning. I would like to know from the Minister what areas of strategic planning is the department involved in?