Thank you, Madam Chair.
Yes, it is unfortunate that the representative from Finance isn't here, because it's actually at the core of a lot of what happened, especially with budget time.
I thank all of the deputy ministers who have come today, because this is very important.
My first question actually had to do with Finance, but I think some of the questions I can ask, and maybe the relationship to Finance is also here, because essentially you need to deal with that.
My first question was on the kind of financial resources you have and your departments receive. We don't know about other departments. Some of you are doing some good work with respect to maintaining and training in this area.
Just very briefly, I have a series of questions, if you wouldn't mind giving me some quick answers, if you could, in terms of your financial resources dedicated to this area. What resources are you given or have you put aside?
The other question is. this. At budget time, does the Department of Finance expect whatever proposals go from your departments into the budget to have a GB analysis done before they go into the budget process, rather than after the fact?