No, we are not. We were exempted from the government's comprehensive expenditure review. I would say that, shortly after I was appointed, during one of the first all-staff meetings that we held, shortly after we had a discussion about the 100,000 job losses across the economy over the course of the summer, there was a feeling that we actually should be doing more. That's why we decided to voluntarily offer up a 5% cut to our budget, starting in 2026-27—the year ahead—and on an ongoing basis. That's going to be immediate.
As part of that, there's also going to be a fairly significant down payment from the people who can afford it most, and they're the executives at the top. The position of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, interim or otherwise, will have a $50,000 reduction in its salary, starting immediately.