Thank you very much for the question.
The changes were brought into force for January 1, 2013, so the work was ongoing well before this audit began.
In terms of the sustainability, we have looked at the contribution ratios. This involves serious thinking, as any prudent person would do, about what the models might be. We have reached conclusions based on the model we have, which is defined benefits. We work very closely with the Office of the Chief Actuary. We work closely with all the colleagues who are here today, which is why there are so many of us. We work closely with the pension advisory boards, including bargaining agent representatives, for example, who are very interested in the question of the long-term sustainability of the programs.
Without wanting to embarrass my colleague the chief actuary, I suspect that there will be very few people in this country understand the possible fluctuations and their impacts on plans' longevity and other related issues as my colleague here does.
So we work very closely on these issues. We accept the point the Auditor General has made that we can do better on that front, and we can be more systematic about it. We'll do so through the creation of a committee that will be involving Finance, RCMP, the Canadian Forces, and ourselves to make sure that these issues at no time drop out of sight.