I agree with your statement that the government needs to act on the recommendations in our reports and that they need to put their action plans in place in a timely way, which includes making sure that they're properly resourced in order to carry those out.
When I referenced international best practices, those had to do with emergency situations and finding the right balance between the speed of delivery of money and support, and the controls. I do believe after 20-odd months in a pandemic that it's time to start transitioning away from emergency management to a more long-term focus and improving the controls that are there prepayment.