Thank you. I appreciate that.
Again, I thank the PBO for their report. In fact, I'm meeting with the PBO team the week after next, and I will be discussing some of these issues. I've had a conversation with Jean-Denis Fréchette, and I look forward to more.
PBO believes that, in terms of the direction we're taking.... My understanding is that the PBO believes the direction we're taking is the right direction and is supportive. The indication to me, and Brian can speak to this as well based on his conversations, is support of the provisional change.
The provisional change means that we have an opportunity to, over a period of two budget cycles, operationalize this and to give both Finance and Treasury Board, and of course other departments and agencies through the budget process, an opportunity to get this right. Then Parliament can determine beyond that what the best approach will be going forward, and will be able to do so with a better understanding of this period and of the experience garnered from this.
I shared with the PBO some of the success we have had with Finance and Treasury Board recently, and Brian may want to add, based on his conversation with the parliamentary budget officer.