Thank you very much.
When we were in the public accounts committee on this very chapter—you were deputy minister at the time, and you and I were both there—the following is a quote from you at that meeting: “But the first thing I would say is that the lapse in 2007-08, I believe was essentially”—now wait for it—“an anomaly. I believe there was one other time in recent history when we actually lapsed anything...”.
So we've heard this before. I would like to ask the deputy to give us a clear statement that in his opinion he has honoured the commitment his department made to the Auditor General, and a clear statement that in his opinion they are better at managing lapsed amounts found in the results of the 2009 public accounts.
Please make that statement straight out that you believe you have a better grip on it and that you're improving things.
From the deputy, please.