Mr. Chair, we do intend to strengthen the accountability, and this is why one of the key initiatives that we've been undertaking is a review of all of our policies. There are a number of objectives that we want to achieve, but one of the key objectives is to ensure that the accountabilities between the deputy minister and the Treasury Board are clear. I would agree with you that over the last number of years, as a result of a number of events, we've added more policies and more directives and more standards, and I think that has created some confusion.
We are now going back over every one of these policies, directives, and standards, and we're beginning with the policies and we're saying, okay, in the case of IT management, clearly we're going to define what is the accountability and responsibility of the deputy minister, what is the accountability and responsibility of the chief information officer who resides in my organization, and what is the accountability of the Treasury Board Secretariat overall. That will be expressed in every policy. The same will hold with financial management policies--what is the responsibility of the chief financial officer versus the deputy head versus the Comptroller General versus the Treasury Board Secretariat.
I agree with you. I think it's absolutely critical that those policies clearly articulate the responsibilities and division of responsibilities. And from there, I think we'll be in a much better position to ensure, therefore, that we understand respective roles and follow through to ensure that those policies are adhered to.