I understand, but what you listed aren't obstacles; they're facts.
Since I really don't have much time, I'm going to move on to my next question.
I am new to Parliament and its workings. Is it feasible to ask the department to conduct a mini-assessment, so to speak, of our recommendation, which amounts to hitting the reset button on the backlog? Is it possible to have the department weigh the pros and cons of the recommendation, estimate the financial savings or losses, and assess the risks?
It may be crazy, but we think that, if the department did a reset, things would probably be different two, three or four years down the road. Can't we just assess the recommendation, which is to wipe the slate clean on the backlog—temporarily, anyways—simply to get through the crisis?