Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank the witnesses for being with us today.
This is interesting. I am not an accountant, but I am a manager. When I worked in municipal government, we called for accountability. That is a very important thing.
I would like to review what the government did in 2001. It examined certain pillars and part of the problem was solved. However, the question of the estimates documents was not resolved. I am a little apprehensive because I heard the figure of nine years, but ultimately, there is probably a year of work left to do. However, the strategy of changing the accounting method always carries costs with it. We have discussed it here several times. It is somewhat concerning not to know whether there was a strategy for this. Has it been started but not completed? What are the costs associated with this strategy? How can we plan for finalizing the strategy? That is the first part of my question.
While we are waiting, there are methods that could help us get through this phase and lessen the shock. There is talk of doing the budget before, earlier or later in the spring. Is there one solution that is better than the other, and why?