I think that the vast majority of the recommendations made by the committee, Mr. Chair, were accepted. There are two exceptions.
We haven't rejected recommendation 2 around the vote structure. We've said we wanted to put something before the committee to make sure everyone understands what we're talking about and that we understand the costs and timelines before we proceed. That's just a cautious approach, and I think it's the wise thing to do.
The balance of the recommendations were accepted, as I mentioned earlier. The one sticking point we've had is around this notion of fixed budget dates and maybe understanding the roles of the various departments.
The model we have in the current system is that before a spending proposal can appear in estimates, it needs to go through the Treasury Board approval process. That means departments have to have a very sound idea of what they're going to spend—how much is administration, how much is actually going out in grants and contributions, what the program objectives are, and what the performance indicators will be. It's only at that point that departments are authorized to spend money, so it's a significant amount of work after something is in the budget before departments can actually design their plans in detail and get spending.
I think one of the keys to helping this committee understand the linkages is the response to recommendation 7, because we have committed that for all new funding appearing in an estimates document for the first time, there will be a link back to the budget so that committee members and parliamentarians can see which budget the funding came from.
I'm not sure if you want to add anything on the fixed budget, or if we've covered it.