Certainly in the course of doing the evaluation that we've talked about, inclusion of the view of the committee, discussion with the clerk of the committee, etc., would be part of the evaluation process. So we would hope to have the benefit of the input of committee members as we move forward.
As to whether it is truly innovative or not, for Canada it is indeed, to the degree that it steps away from the traditional process and brings parliamentarians' views to bear on the decision-making around the estimates for these particular agents of Parliament.
On the point about success or its lack, as I said, I hope I haven't declared victory too early. But I can tell you that among those who work in these areas at the secretariat—and if I can speak on behalf of the agents, just in this one scenario—we agree that this is certainly a more constructive way to have a dialogue; it perhaps brings down frustration levels a bit. I think having a more constructive and a more suitable funding mechanism for the agents of Parliament is a precursor to success.