Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much, Ms. Dawson, for being here with us today.
Thank you very much, ladies, for this presentation. Your presence here is appreciated.
I'd like to raise a matter which has already been broached. It concerns your budgetary process. Yours is different from that of other organizations. You do not negotiate with the Treasury Board Secretariat. You submit your budgetary requirements directly to the Speaker of the House of Commons, who then submits them to Treasury Board.
How do you determine the amount your office will need for the next fiscal year?
Does the Speaker of the House of Commons conduct a critical analysis of these amounts, or does he simply transfer your request?