Thank you, Madam Chair.
We did not conduct an evaluation of the funds that would be required. That is not the kind of work we do. We would expect the department to do that as part of their resource allocation.
The point we're making in here is that the department really needs to assess the level of activities and then of course the consequent resources that are needed to carry out its various regulatory programs.
I would just caution, we have indicated the results of interviews with program managers. I would suspect there aren't many program managers in government who don't say they need more money, so I think we have to appreciate that yes, they do say that, but I wouldn't take that as scientific fact. I think there has to be a more rigorous determination of levels of activities that need to be carried out, and the consequent resource is something the department is now working on.