Thank you. We agree on that.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer appeared before this committee during our study on the process. He indicated that both the quantity and the quality of information provided to Parliament by departments are too low now and that the situation has become worse in recent years.
Not only does this lack of relevant information stand in the way of adequate scrutiny of the estimates by members on both sides of the House, but it is also difficult for interested Canadians or Quebeckers to follow their taxes and know how they are spent.
Do you agree with the Parliamentary Budget Officer? Do you think we lack information and that, since billions of dollars are spent every year, that that is a problem for transparency and accountability?