You see, that's where I was going, and if you'd answered differently, I would have gone in a different direction, but you said it right there. My concern is that we're trying to get people to stay to certain standards whether they like it or not; whether the minister wants to hear it, whether the department wants to do it, we want them to stay within certain reporting parameters. You know why; you've heard us commenting on it. We've got this example. We're not beating a political dead horse here, but we're using that as a real example to prevent it in the future.
I would understand that with the Auditor General; you wouldn't want to have anything about her role to reflect on whether she gets her pay or not.
As for deputies, it says to me that there's more opportunity now for an accounting officer, being human, to perhaps think about themselves in a way that they otherwise wouldn't if their pay wasn't reflected. MPs can have angry constituents or someone offside or whatever, but it's not going to affect your ability to pay your mortgage. It's a political issue, and it's separate and apart from your income.
Here I have some concerns about how that plays into this, so why don't you talk to me and alleviate some of my concerns that this is not happening? It is a worry; I have this worry about...just human nature. It's not bad people, but human nature. You know--the idea that I'm not only going to make a stink, but I'm also going to affect my career, and I'm also going to affect $10,000, $20,000, $30,000 of real cash that I was looking forward to this year.
Talk to me. Raise my comfort level, please.