With respect to the turnarounds, Treasury Board has policies. The federal government pays its bills within 30 days of the presentation of an invoice. If the federal government waits 45 days—a creditor is happy if he gets a cheque after 44 days, although he's supposed to get it after 30 days—the government is on the hook for interest as of day 30. It seems to me that when these guys make their reports, meet their deadlines, we should impose some deadlines on ourselves.
On October 6th, 2009. See this statement in context.