Okay.
I'm going to continue.
I've made the point, Mr. Baker, that this is a department in considerable difficulty, in my opinion. But there's another point I want to get at.
I read your performance reports. I have for the past two years. What really bothers me, as a member of Parliament, is that the fundamental role of every member of Parliament, government and opposition, is to hold the government to account. And when I read this, I find nothing to identify the challenges the government has. There's nothing about the recommendations previously made by the Auditor General. There's nothing that would elaborate on the current recommendations. It's 38 pages of self... When you read this report--and I did read it--you read that everything is very positive in this department; it's a great department; you're doing a tremendous job; you have no challenges; you have no risks; it couldn't be better.
Now, this goes not only to your department but to every department: I am so frustrated at these performance reports that are really not serving the purpose for which they're intended, and that's as a means of reporting to Parliament. With all due respect--and please, you've only been there three weeks, and you have an excellent recommendation--this process of the performance reports I find disturbing.
Have you read this report? I know that you've only been there three weeks, so perhaps I'm being a little unfair to you, but my submission to you, and I'll ask for your comment, is that this does not reflect the reality of the department. Do you agree with that?
I also want to get a comment from the auditor on that point.