Perhaps, Mr. Chairman, I can start.
I think, sir, you're referring to what we call our project approval guide, the PAG. The PAG is a guide; it is not a mathematical, scripted, “you must do every step”.... We periodically amend that guide, and I'll let Admiral Donaldson comment on where we're going with the PAG. One of the requirements in the PAG is to have something called a senior review board, and annually you must have a review of each one of the major projects. I chair 194 of those, and they are normally co-chaired by an environmental chief of staff. We review the status of all activities of the project.
But there are occasions when it's necessary to have much more senior participation in those reviews. A senior review board is normally at the lieutenant-colonel/director level. It does not have three-star generals or assistant deputy ministers. So there have been occasions upon which we've actually pulled it up to a higher level, which we had to do on the Cyclone helicopter project.
We are going to make some changes to our PAG, the project approval guide, to indicate that it is a guide and that on occasion there will have to be variances from that guide.