Thank you very much for that.
Minister, to go to a second theme, this government is about investment, investing in Canadians, in people and the economy, investing socially, and investing in our armed forces. You mentioned briefly in your introductory comments that we've had a number of lapsed budget items since 2008—I think to the effect of $2 billion, if I recall your testimony—and that we now no longer have lapsed funds.
I wonder if you could clarify for the committee and elaborate briefly on how important it is that we don't have budget items that simply lapse.