Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I have four questions for Mr. Simeoni.
You noted in your remarks that the Government of Canada has concluded agreements with New Brunswick, Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta for provincial vital events information. I note as well that in the Auditor General's report she states that a review done in late 2004 said that up to 18 months would be required to implement this streamlined process for collecting information of vital events. We're now over that period of time--almost two years over.
Can you tell us when we're going to have the rest of the six provinces sign on with these agreements? Do you have any idea as to the timeframe? Are we looking at six months, 12 months, or years?