Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you, Commissioner Dawson and your team, for being here today and presenting to us a very thoughtful and reasonable main estimates for 2013-14. I see that you're recommending a slight decrease, and I think we're at a stage now where we're trying to look at how we're spending and making sure we're hitting the right balance between what we are allocating to spending and getting the job done. I was pleased to hear in your presentation to the committee that you feel you can continue to get the job done with the funds you're requesting.
I did find it interesting, though, that your agency operates a little bit differently from some other departments in that your office doesn't need to negotiate with the Treasury Board Secretariat. You present your estimates to the Speaker of the House of Commons and then the Speaker, I guess, submits them to the Treasury Board.
Can you explain that process? What role does the Speaker's office play in reviewing your recommended budget, and how do those discussions take place to make sure that what finally gets submitted meets those aspects? Can you explain how that works, because it is a little bit different from what other departments and agencies go through?