Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and good morning.
Good morning, gentlemen. Perhaps Mr. Smith or Mr. Sargent can answer me.
If I correctly understood, you're telling us that the funding allocated under Vote 35, the $3 billion, is for program-related spending. What is important for me is that, if this is program-related spending, then these are new programs. How can we ensure that those programs really meet the needs of each department? How can we ensure that there won't be a program put in place simply because someone wants it and it doesn't necessarily meet a need? How as well can we ensure that accountability mechanisms are really in place? That requires planning. Since time is so short, will the departments have time to plan?