If I recall correctly, Mr. Page, the Parliamentary Budget Officer's position was created to provide greater transparency for Parliament, and therefore for Canadians, on the impact of budget decisions, how our dollars are being spent, and the impact of budgets. It was created in the aftermath of the sponsorship scandal, where the Liberal Party had.... Well, we all know about the Liberal sponsorship scandal. It created the need for greater transparency so that we could have a better control over how our money was being spent. Am I correct on that?
I won't ask you to comment on the politics, but your position was created after the Liberal sponsorship scandal.