Thank you.
As the MP for Nepean, which is in Ottawa, I know a bit about Shared Services Canada, because I keep hearing about it from my constituents. Some are union leaders. Some are employees. Some are contractors. Trust me, this is the single biggest disaster as far as they're concerned.
I know you're new and one of the understatements you made is that the complexity of the challenges has caused some delays, and some procurements are taking longer than planned. You also said that the capacity of industry to meet your requirements varies, and that you have important funding pressures arising. This is after four or five years of being under implementation.
Now in 2016 you want to have a conversation about what is called the pace of implementation, the transformation and schedule, and the cost of the plan.
Mr. Messina, you say your strategic plan will be ready at the end of March. Was there not a strategic plan before Shared Services Canada was established?