Thanks, Mr. Brison, for coming, and thanks, Mr. McCauley, for extending everyone's time.
When we talk about the budget cycle, there's been some discussion that the current process is ineffective or not worthwhile, but I disagree. We had the opportunity to have the committee of the whole last year talk about what we currently refer to as the “main estimates”. It was really what the next year would look like if we kept the budget the way it was.
It is a valuable opportunity to test, over the course of the budget cycle, whether the government is achieving its goals. I would like to see, as part of the proposal, at least during the interim period, an opportunity for parliamentarians to have the committee of the whole in respect of the interim supply. It would allow us to test the changes the government will be bringing forward in the new budget.
I would like your thoughts on that.