There are a couple of things on that. Transport Canada has done a pilot about going to program-based expenditure approval, which has worked quite well. Something that could be done is to transfer say 10% for the program to another program within the department. There can be some flexibility, which can reduce the lapses. The other thing to keep in mind is that we have changed the reportage of lapses to Parliament. We're being more transparent on that, and the PBO has recognized that. We are actually identifying lapses. The important thing is transparency. I think program-based expenditures are good for good governance and good in terms of transparency to Parliament. You don't want someone, hypothetically speaking, taking money out of a border infrastructure program and using it to build gazebos or something.
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