The principle of whether to have the budget earlier or the estimates after.... The sequencing is the key, and having the main estimates after the budget.... In terms of individual conversations I've had with members of this committee and members of the opposition, I think we all agree on that.
I take Mr. McCauley's point very seriously, that it's not good enough just to change the sequencing unless you do the important work of co-ordinating the work between the budget process and the estimates process, but I believe that getting the sequencing right is extremely important because otherwise all progress will be halting.