I'll quickly respond. Far be it from me to use those same adjectives. Rather, I'm going to explain why I want points b and c.
Point b asks for “all CBSA communications relating to the 2018 Deloitte technical specifications”. We're asking for the technical specifications because they will tell us how the application was designed, as well as what the objectives were. We've seen recently, in the Auditor General's report, that sometimes, requests are vague and the results are just as vague. The technical specifications will tell us whether that's the case here.
If that is the case, point c follows. It asks for “all CBSA communications relating to CARM Release 2 testing since October 2023”. We're talking about an application that will be used to control trade and collect taxes at the Canadian border, to the tune of billions of dollars. There's no room for error, as was the case with Phoenix. That can't happen. The technical specifications will tell us what testing was undertaken, and those results will help us to ensure that there won't be any problems.
Before the application is fully deployed, this is an opportunity to ensure that no mistakes were made and to make corrections before problems occur if there were mistakes or flaws or if the results were not as conclusive as we would hope.
That, too, is our role. We need to plan, to see the bumps on the road ahead and remove them, in order to properly manage all duties and taxes under our purview in the short, intermediate and long term. That's why points b and c are important and why I can't accept my esteemed colleague's amendment.