In the concern over whether or not there's a need for a fixed budget date to have this process aligned, what do you envision would happen if the first week of April rolls around and the government in the future is not ready to present its budget? Would the department then be forced to carry two sets of main estimates it's working on, one that reflects the old process and one that reflects a new process? How difficult and taxing would that be on the department to try to triage a situation like that?
On October 24th, 2016. See this statement in context.