That works for me, Mr. Chair.
My question goes to Ms. Clarke.
In Canada, digital services are currently provided by each department, and they evolve constantly.
Redefining digital services for Canadians implies either keeping what currently exists or throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Who will get the benefit? Will the project help Canadians, or the government that will be able to provide more services? Will it make for better connections between certain departments? Do Canadians want departments to be talking to each other about their files, if they have not asked for it?
None of my constituents has come to tell me that they want an official from the Canada Revenue Agency to be communicating with someone from Citizenship and Immigration, for example. No one is asking for that, and I do not get the impression that Canadians have asked the government to redefine what digital means in Canada. Let us not kid ourselves, if we start focusing on going digital again, we will not be talking about spending millions, but billions. The project will take a very long time, for ever, in fact.
Ms. Clarke, in your opinion, who will get the most benefit from redefining the digital world in Canada?