It is always difficult to be second when the first asks such specific questions.
Mr. Monette, we want to be able to see where the $3 billion that departments have just received goes. At certain times of the year, they are all required to report to us about their progress towards meeting the objectives that they have set for themselves.
Could you advise the committee on how best to measure the effectiveness of this initiative, which does not appear to be a normal one? I feel that, at present, the committee's objective is to follow the money, to make sure that the process works and that the specific measures produce results.
Departmental performance reports are perhaps not in your area, but they are in ours. So I would like to know if there is an understanding, or if we can have the expectation, that departments will report publicly on their use of the funds.