Mr. Chairman, that is exactly the right place to start. I was the deputy minister during this period of time, and I take responsibility for what happened in the department during this time.
I'm not going to repeat the diagnosis that you have just made. As I indicated, the department accepts the findings and the recommendations of the Auditor General. The bottom line is that with respect to the planning of the new tribunal I would indicate, just on your point that the subsequent situation is worse than what was there before, that where we are today puts a bit into question that assertion. We are in fact today in a better place than under the four previous tribunals that were in place. The issue is the transitional period, where I do not dispute your assertion.