In fact, this kind of transformation will do the exact opposite, which is to increase our opportunity and our ability to deliver services to Canadians, whether it's just something as simple as businesses that interface with the Government of Canada.... We hear from small and medium-sized enterprises all the time about how complicated it is to make the connections they need to with the people across government when they want to do business with the Government of Canada, so just something as simple as having one e-mail system.... This is about making the interface easier between the citizens and the government and between businesses and government. That's just at the most basic level.
When we look at creating better and more efficient networks and at our data centres and how we manage our data and make it more secure, all of that speaks to delivering better services to Canadians. The Auditor General has said that what is at stake here if we do not modernize our IT infrastructure is that services to Canadians will suffer. So our intention here, our motivation, is to make sure that we can continue to deliver those critical and essential services to Canadians.