The simple answer to that would be that it would take pressure off what is probably not very efficient or effective planning, but I have stated in other committees that I totally understand the Department of Finance's challenge: 5% of our budget, which would be $1 billion, runs the risk of having the Department of Finance move between a deficit or a surplus overall from a Government of Canada perspective in any given year, so we have a challenge.
I would argue that for a $20 billion a year corporation or organization...it would be highly unusual to find one that had to manage to a $200 million bank account and wasn't allowed to borrow anything in that year.