Madam Speaker, it is going to be a much more elaborate process next year, in a good sense of the word elaborate. We all learned something last year. I think we would like to start a little earlier.
The consultations by the finance committee is a House order. We are mandated by the House to do these consultations. We will continue with them.
I can also point out that the government itself has changed the way that departments produce their budgets. Each committee is now going to be involved with the budget preparation. We are going to build upon last year's success. We are going to have a very strong process. The finance committee will be the centre of it, but unlike this year, we will not be the only participants. I welcome the work of other committees to make sure we improve the budget on an annual basis.