Thank you very much, Ms. Biggs.
Just a couple of issues I want to address before we go to the first round.
First, I plan to stop at 5:15 and deal with the minutes from the steering committee on an issue arising from the steering committee during the last 15 minutes of our two hours allocated.
Secondly, you can take this in the nature of a pre-ruling, but it's a job of the chair to predict issues that may or may not come up during the questioning.
One issue that I predict might come up is KAIROS, which is a public debate. There are a number of findings and recommendations made regarding the performance targets, evaluations, focus, expectations, progress, and the expertise needed. If the decision not to fund relates specifically to a finding, I will allow the question. But I will not allow any discussion or questions dealing with the merits of the decision. That is a policy decision made by the government. This is not a continuation of question period; it's the public accounts committee, and any question of that nature will be ruled out of order by the chair.
You have seven minutes, Mrs. Crombie.