I think we've maybe come up with a solution that would actually elevate the ability of parliamentarians to access this, to know that money hasn't yet been put forward but it is a possible liability if we do head down that road.
I can see that there are solutions to many of the problems we can identify. I realize it's going to take time and some cooperation from Parliament in order to make this work, but my sense is that it can happen and that it would happen.
As Ms. Fraser knows, I have some questions about the federal government's ownership of property and just how we allocate the liability of the work that needs to be done on it. I think this might be another method we can use to ensure that the debt is documented.
I'm just wondering whether anybody has done any figuring as to what it is costing the federal government, on a yearly basis, to move the numbers from the cash accounting to accrual-based accounting. There has to be a significant dollar value. So whether we're talking about tens of millions or maybe even $200 million, over a number of years, I can imagine that money must be spent anyway.