I'd like to thank the ministers and their officials for coming in today to discuss the supplementary estimates.
Over the course of the last year, there has been a lot of attention on labour disputes. I know that the Minister of Labour has often referred to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the work they do to try to prevent work stoppages and assist parties in these labour disputes.
The supplementary estimates indicate that there's been an expansion of the mediation services program. Can the minister please tell the committee a little bit about what the supplemental funding will be used for and how it will assist mediation and conciliation to be more efficient?