Madam Chair, I'm in a bit of a tricky situation here. I do not want to comment on the direction or activities of the department in the past.
What I'm saying today is that I feel very comfortable providing this estimate to the committee. That said, I am not in a position to tell you whether or not it is a change.
Our intention is simply to be transparent. In this situation, I think we are well positioned to provide you with such an estimate without compromising our fundamental job of providing important advice to our minister, and through him, to the government.