I see mostly a downside to delaying the publication of departmental results reports. They were done presumably several months ago. Having been in the public service for decades, I know that officials work towards their tabling in the fall so there's no obvious reason why, to me, they would need more time this time around.
They were probably ready in the fall, and I see no significant gains in delaying the tabling of these reports, so I don't know why they would be tabled so late this time around, which is almost 10 months after the end of the fiscal year to which they relate, so it's unusually late.