Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome, minister.
I hope that we will have the opportunity to see Ms. Forand and Mr. Westcott again so that they can answer more questions. What we have before us is very important. The President of the Treasury Board—I think it was last week—talked about transforming the public administration. This is the first example of that transformation. I feel that an in-depth study on this would be worthwhile.
You said that public servants were doing excellent work, and we agree with that.
The report says that the transition will cost $145 million. Logically, that means that we have to invest to be able to save money later, if that is the actual goal.
I would like to know how you plan to really generate savings in the short term as part of the government's budget-balancing exercise.