Thank you, Chair, and thank you for being here today.
When I read the report, one of the things that jumped out at me was in the conclusion, where you noted that “We must stress again that the differences in spending and human resources levels reported in this research were compliant with the supply process and the budget.” To me, that says that although there's increased spending, it's within the allotments that have been given by the federal government.
I'm also wondering about the indicators that are reported. How many of them are voluntarily set by the department? Are any of them legislatively mandated? I worked previously in the federal public service, and I know that some departments and agencies have things that have to be done within mandated, legislated time frames. Do either of these departments have those legislated, or are they all voluntary?