Thank you, Chair.
Madam Fraser gave a generally good-news report. It appears that with the NRC holding the lion's share of the activity, the government is committed to protecting its intellectual property by the relative success of NRC--but less so with some departments, as you've shown. So I think your report is certainly a wake-up call to the areas that are defined as having some weaknesses,
In particular with Health and DFO, I am very pleased--and I think our committee will be very pleased--that you've taken prompt action. Your actions are appreciated. But I would like to put you on notice from this committee that we look forward to having you back a year from now to see if the results match your intentions. That is something you can consider as you move forward. You can anticipate that kind of response so we can evaluate the success of your actions and activities.
I'm a little confused in one area. Back in 1993 we went to decentralization. Property and policies were approved to 2000 and evaluated in 2003. There was an action plan in 2004, and in 2007 a central reporting system was modified. What is the actual difference between the action plan initiated in 2004 and what is suggested now? Why didn't you do, in 2004, what is being asked now? Are there different demands? Are the recommendations you're suggesting right now dramatically different from the recommendations that came forward from the action plan in 2004?