You are talking about another problem that goes back a very long time. It is a problem that relates to our processes within the department, which are often governed by federal laws and policies, it must be noted.
Many of our partners tell us flat out that we are slow and it is difficult to work with Global Affairs Canada. One of the reasons is that we need to ask for a lot of information, repeatedly. For example, each year, we ask for information from each of our partners for preparing a report about the results or an update on the project. We are well aware of the situation.
As well, as part of the initiative we undertook last year for transforming our grants and contributions, we took this issue very seriously and we have completely integrated the idea that we need to manage our relations with our partners better. We need to find a better way of inspiring more confidence on our partners' part while at the same time, of course, asking them to account for the money spent.