Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Indeed, the Deputy Minister Committee on National Security commissioned a task force. The task force studied the issues surrounding security in contracting and filed a report, which was supported by the deputy minister committee.
The proposal then went forward to Treasury Board Secretariat, which was putting together a funding proposal, and at that time, given the fiscal climate, it was felt that there wasn't going to be the funding for it. That's where the set of recommendations died.