We talked about changing the fiscal year. To be blunt, I don't see any potential of fixing this issue by changing the fiscal year.
The issue that we have between mains and budget is not driven by the fiscal year; it's driven by the fact that you have money that gets into a budget, which needs to be put in place. There's no legal requirement, but generally speaking, the budget is tabled before the fiscal year starts. You have a law that says departments can't spend money without Parliament's approval, which means Parliament has to appropriate something before the fiscal year starts, regardless of when it is, and before the detailed spending review and planning that departments do after the money's in a budget, before they bring it to Treasury Board.
So regardless of when you put the fiscal year, that's the reason for the delay. Items are in a budget, and then departments need time to actually develop their detailed spending plans. That's the issue. It's not about the fiscal year.
I'm not sure if the Department of Finance wants to add anything.