Well, the federal government has not shone on that report card lately with the failure to present budgets in a couple of years, essentially guaranteeing a failing grade. We mark the budget presentation quite heavily. If there isn't a budget, there's nothing to give anything other than a zero to.
The move to a fall budget cycle will make a big difference. A budget that's presented several months before the beginning of the fiscal year is much better for accountability. The federal government's marks are likely to improve in that respect. One thing we would also like to see, prefigured in answers to other questions, is better alignment between the estimates and the fiscal framework. We would also like to see some tidying up of the way the federal government presents a few items.
In general, I'll go back to what I said earlier about the federal government having historically been a leader in improving financial presentations. It would be very nice to see the federal government back at the top of the class.
