On the first issue, for the very first issue of the audits we would be doing, obviously we would welcome any suggestions from the committee on the areas it believes we should be looking at. We will be going into an analysis of areas that we believe should be audited.
On the question of setting up a special unit, we have always taken the position that it is really up to government to decide how it wants to organize itself. It's what we call machinery of government, and we try to not make comments on that.
I would just add perhaps two elements that the committee should consider. The first is that the majority of contracting that Public Works does is for defence, so there would be a significant impact upon Public Works should that be moved out of Public Works. That should be considered.
The other issue--and we have seen it in many cases over the recent past--is that when there is a reorganization in government, it can take a lot of time and energy from senior management away from, if you will, the business of the day to establish and create new organizations. The only comment we would make is that if you were to create another organization, there would have to be very good reasons to do that, because it will demand a lot of time and effort by senior people. When these big shifts occur, it can be very destabilizing within government departments. It is something that would appear to be as crucial as getting procurement done more quickly. You almost have to wonder if that is going to help or if that is going to impede that process.
I would just mention those two considerations for the committee.
Finally, on the service contracts—