Yes, we are supporters of the accord and the codes. A tremendous effort was put into negotiating these a number of years ago. They were signed off by the Prime Minister of Canada, not in a partisan or narrow way, but to commit the Government of Canada and the sector. Service Canada does provide an example of an organization that has lived and breathed everything that people anticipated. But they are voluntary. If you did a survey of deputies and ADMs and program directors, I think you'd find that very few use the accords and codes in that way.
Our recommendation is that the accord and codes be adopted at the Treasury Board level, which is responsible for guidelines that govern administrative procedures for the government as a whole, instead of it being up to individual departments, and that it become part of the government's accountability framework under the action plan so that the funding practices and policy dialogues would move forward.