I think a better way of explaining it is that departments, deputy ministers, and ministers will be managing within their envelopes. They will be making some decisions on internal efficiencies. They will be doing so primarily to absorb the increase in salaries that has already been negotiated at 1.5%. The total amount to be absorbed is $300 million. That does not necessarily reflect all the increases in the operating budgets that will also be attributed to organizations as a result of decisions that are made in the budget.
On the ability of deputy ministers to share information and be able to make decisions in full knowledge of what they are doing in other organizations, we do that effectively on a regular basis, without having to impose guidelines and strict rules.
Again, the whole trend we have been undertaking for at least a few years now is to be clear about the responsibilities the deputy ministers have in managing their organizations. It is well within their areas of responsibility to do so, and they do not need rules and specific guidelines from us to tell them how to do it. They're quite capable and competent individuals; otherwise they wouldn't be deputy ministers.