Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the witnesses for attending today.
I will mention just briefly, Dr. Sharpe, that I'm a big fan of SDTC. I don't have any questions for you this morning but it's not for lack of interest; I am very aware of the good things you do.
I do have some questions for Mr. Maxwell regarding the issue of clarity of reporting, because I know that auditors always require clarity of reporting. I understand that the federal sustainable development strategy has two elements within it that are intended to work in that direction. One is the use of what we refer to as the SMART approach—specific, measurable, achievable, results-oriented, time-bound indicators. The other is the expenditure management system, which helps to bring clarity to the cost of these measures.
I wonder if you are familiar with those two approaches, if you've looked at them in the context of the federal sustainable development strategy, and if you feel they offer hope to achieve that clarity of reporting to which you have referred.