Thank you, Mr. Chair. I was reflecting on the business plan review that the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment conducted of the department's business plans, and subsequently, that has fed into this budget review process. One thing that was very clear is that the department is significantly delayed in pursuing its legislative agenda. They are not alone in this. We have not seen a considerable amount of legislation.

Now, I, for one, think that the government, when it is proposing reductions or changes the budget, they are considered in those reductions. I don't always support them, but I believe them when they say we are going to make cuts, and they are not going to affect operations. However, time and time again we have seen this department emerge with business plans that have not been accomplishing a whole lot, and again, we hear that reductions in the appropriations are not the cause of that.

What is the hold-up, in particular with the devolution legislation? This is a long time coming that we have needed this legislation, and we have not made significant progress on it, not at all. What is the department's legislative timelines for its legislative agenda moving forward? Thank you.