Thank you, Chair. I appreciate the first question. Maybe he's trying to indicate where I need to head with my line of questioning.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for coming out.
My first question is actually for Madam Fraser with respect to your report. In paragraph 2.59 you indicate that “the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat has been slow in releasing the annual reports.” You further go on to state that:
We found that the annual reports for the 2005–06 and 2006–07 fiscal years were tabled two years following the end of the respective fiscal year they covered. The 2007–08 annual report is expected to be tabled in 2010.
Why is it important to have timely reporting, first of all, just to get that clarification? Also, do you deem this timeline to be reasonable in terms of reporting? Or does that need to be sped up, in your opinion?