So it's a significant increase from where the previous government in the decade of darkness had you, which is quite encouraging. You're obviously moving in the right direction.
There's a quote I have here from the analyst's report. I commend the analysts for a good report. It says the ATIP office is pleased to report that:
...in June 2010 DFAIT reallocated $2.7M of additional ATIP funding. This injection of new funding will, amongst other things, permit DFAIT to clear the backlog of ATIP files by summer 2011 as well as build additional permanent capacity to meet expected demands.
Overall, we're moving in the right direction, and I'm very encouraged by what you've said. I hope that if you do run into difficulties in the future, you'll be able to come back to us and let us know what we need to do to encourage you to get to the A that we all so want to see.
This is my final comment. How effective are you at working with other departments to learn what they're doing to meet the backlogs? Do you work with other departments? Are you working in a silo, or has the light we've asked to be shone on government really been shone in response to some of the changes our government has made since 2006?