Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Unfortunately, one gets the impression that all of the departments reacted to pressure from the Office of the Auditor General audit and that they then accelerated the process. My colleague across the way spoke about making this obligatory. Currently, however, the only penalty comes from the court of public opinion. If the departments do not reach their objective, there are no consequences.
Mr. Linklater, you said that making this mandatory would improve the quality of programs and policies. For my part, I don't want quality so much as effectiveness.
If this is made obligatory, will it be effective?