The Minister of Finance has been asked that question literally dozens of times, maybe hundreds of times, in the House of Commons and at committee. He's been asked repeatedly, and has never even acknowledged that it is part of his mandate. He won't say the words. He just ignores the questions whenever he is asked.
Is it appropriate to still have that “underway with challenges”? Perhaps you should have a category of “abandoned”. That would be more transparent than saying that something is under way when clearly it is not under way. There has been no recognition by Finance that this, in fact, is part of the mandate, and something that is under way.
Is it open and transparent to say that balancing the budget is under way if the minister will not answer the question and doesn't acknowledge that it's part of his mandate?