It's important that the public know. I think if there was 75% unemployment in Alberta there might be a small revolution, but indigenous communities seem to have been a little bit forgotten for so long. With the more light that's shone on that, we can make a difference.
The next question concerns fiscal estimates.
During his appearance on September 29, 2016, before the House of Commons Committee Standing Committee on Finance, Sahir Khan, from the University of Ottawa's Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, advocated reforming the estimates process consistent with the 2012 recommendations of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates. According to Mr. Khan such an approach would allow parliamentarians to “vote on program activities representing key business lines within government departments” and “get both financial and performance information...to support their scrutiny”.
Would such a reform to the estimates process, in your estimation, enable parliamentarians to conduct a more thorough review? What other measures could help parliamentarians conduct a more thorough review of estimates?