I think, Madam Chair, that the member makes eminent sense, and when I think about it, it would actually improve accountability. If a government of the day has made a commitment to buy a building, shouldn't they be accountable for that before Parliament rather than just for the amount of cash that goes out each year? Especially if we talk about very large purchases, of military equipment or other, which can go out over several years, the decision, really, to carry out those contracts is made in that particular year.
I haven't thought it all through. There may be downsides, but I think the tradition has always been that Parliament has controlled the cash. However, if we do move into a new world of accrual appropriations, I certainly think it's something worth looking at.