Yes, but we're not talking about retrospective analysis; we're talking about the prospective rationale.
A few years ago, we had a government that was bringing down four or five different projections in a year, which caused the motivation for the position to be created. Now that you're here filling this position, we are looking for credibility in the projections by the Department of Finance. Are you going to be doing that?
The question I'm concerned about is, given the stature of your position, if you ever were to disagree with the Department of Finance....
I think, for example, this week, Jeff Rubin from the CIBC brought that big “D” word—the deficit—back onto the table as a potential. If you were to say the same thing, I can imagine banner headlines across the nation saying, “The Parliamentary Budget Officer says we're back into deficits again”. How would you handle this dichotomy or disagreement with the Department of Finance, or do you ever intend to disagree with them?