I would mention that this contingency vote, Treasury Board vote 5, is a $750 million vote that is replenished. It's like a credit card, in a sense. It's an advance for departments that require it for unforeseen needs. It gives them the cash to manage in the short term and to replenish the contingency fund at the next supplementary estimates. Each time you use $318 million, that will be replenished. It's really just a short-term advance. The overall amount of $750 million may not be large enough in the future as government grows and we may need to increase that contingency fund, but so far it's been enough.
On December 2nd, 2010. See this statement in context.