Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to each of you for being here today. I've really appreciated your presentations.
My questions this morning will be for the Canadian Council of Archives and then for FCM, if I get through them.
As you know, governments are continually called upon to do more and to add more programs. In fact, since 2006, our government has been investing more in arts and culture than any government in Canadian history. And not only are we spending more, but we are spending more efficiently, so I was interested in your third recommendation in terms of being exempt from the strategic program review. In terms of accountability, it is important to ensure that programs currently being funded continue to be relative and managed effectively.
Based on the submission you gave us today, you advised us that your organization is instrumental to the success of many other federal programs and initiatives, so it would seem to me that requiring a strategic program review process would be especially necessary for your organization to ensure that resources and efforts are being spent effectively.
I wonder if you could comment on that.