I can understand why the limit is much lower, because 5% would be $1 billion. It could significantly impact the fiscal framework, so I think there was a good reason for putting that lower limit in place.
I am concerned, though, because as the department goes into many more capital acquisitions on some of these very large purchases or projects, $200 million from one year to the next could happen very easily. So maybe the department and the government should look at how to carry forward for capital projects--perhaps not the operational ones.
But I think the department will have increasing challenges. It doesn't take much to move costs from one fiscal year to the next, and when you're into multi-billion-dollar long-term capital investments, that's an issue the committee might want to explore.