Under the government's expenditure management system, the government makes its decisions about where to allocate its resources. This ultimately shows up in the form of supply in the House. It is now under review. In the budget, the government laid out the principles that guide us. I'll quote, if I may: “The new expenditure management system will respect the following principles: government programs should focus on results and value for money; government programs must be consistent with federal responsibilities; programs that no longer serve the purpose for which they were created should be eliminated.”
The President of the Treasury Board was asked, through the vehicle of the budget, to do a review of that system. It is a system that would essentially allow for ongoing program review. In these principles, there is no explicit intent to cut or grow spending. Rather, as Mr. Moloney said, the intent is to make sure that all spending is done in a manner consistent with the principles.