I have a two-part question. Do not blame me. It is just that people are having difficulty understanding what we are talking about.
First, I would like to explain what my colleague was referring to earlier. When an organization is waiting for a response to a request, employees of certain departments are strongly encouraged to notify their department before forwarding the response to the member for the riding where the organization is located. The department bypasses the member and gives the response to the organization. Some employees are currently under this sort of pressure.
Second, I am really going to be the devil's advocate, but do not get mad at me.
We are talking about a $6.5 million budget, yet you have been telling us for some time that a host of other organizations can answer employees' requests. What sort of answers do you give them? Is $6.5 million not too much?