Mr. Speaker, the hon. Leader of the Opposition refers to one area, information technology, which is currently being developed and which is rife with problems for all governments, whatever the country, here or in the United States.
At this time we are busy trying to fine tune information systems so as to decrease the cost overages which sometimes occur.
In order to place the words of the Leader of the Opposition in proper perspective I refer you to what the auditor general had to say: "Our office-the office of the auditor general-supports the use of information technologies in order to control costs and improve services, and we endorse the efforts of the Treasury Board Secretariat to develop an improved framework for managing information and technology projects".