But this is where the problem comes in. Bureaucrats tell the politicians it's going to cost $2 million, but who does a reality check that it won't cost $2 million? The systems are complicated.
Madam Fraser, I asked you in a previous committee meeting whether anybody has done an evaluation of what a large system should do. Is there any way the external auditor can check with the internal auditors and say, you guys are way off your mark, and don't try to fool Parliament into thinking this system is simple, as it's going to be complicated. Do you do reality checks to say, here is the benchmark, here is what we do, here is what the contingency will be? I am just floored that we are being given information that we can't even make realistic decisions on, so where do we go around?