The purpose of this motion, I think, speaks for itself. If you listened to what happened here today, you know it's difficult just finding out answers to questions, such as the simple one as to how much was changed as a result of the Auditor General's report. We know it's buried in the numbers there somewhere, but the difficulty in knowing what's going on is evident from the problems we have and the problems the Parliamentary Budget Officer has.
We're just seeking to assist the Parliamentary Budget Officer in doing his job, which is essentially to flesh out these things. As Mr. McKay pointed out, there are difficulties following the numbers around. It's one of the criticisms made of our system of government and our financial control, or our lack of parliamentary oversight of finances. It's particularly important in defence, where the issues are so important not only to our forces and our forces' members but also to the safety and defence of the country. I think it's important that people have this information so that they can participate meaningfully in the debate.
I would hope that all members here would support this motion in the interest of transparency.