Ainsi, le ralentissement économique nous a forcés à reconnaître que certaines de nos politiques comportaient d'importantes lacunes, à revoir notre orientation compte tenu des circonstances et à réduire nos dépenses fiscales.
Things do change and the objectives aren't necessarily fixed in time. For instance, with the economic downturn, we've had to take stock of some of the outstanding policy gaps and reassess where we would like to go in light of new circumstances to reduce some fiscal funds as well.