Government Operations committee  This year, for the first time in the main estimates, we had a one-to-one alignment at the high level of the strategic outcomes and programs, so there is a direct matching.

Government Operations committee  At the strategic outcome level, no. It's possible as we get down to a greater level of granularity, there could be potential implications, particularly when we're talking about organizations that have received special authorities through their existing legislation, being able to

Government Operations committee  Yes. The definition is basically for miscellaneous, urgent, or unforeseen expenditures. Traditionally, you see it for forest fires, floods, and claims settlements. Then there are examples such as the London chancery, where it was the timing of making that deal because the organ

Government Operations committee  Overall, there are over 130 organizations, I think. We'll have to confirm it, but we're running at about 1,900 strategic outcomes and nearer to 3,000 in terms of program activities at the highest level.

Government Operations committee  One of the best ways, if you think of any organization, is this. If you go into the main estimates, you will see that for each organization we've set out their expenditures by strategic outcome and program. For example, if you were to pick Treasury Board Secretariat.... That's

Government Operations committee  In supplementary estimates (B), you would have actually approved an amount of $1.4 million for PCO to stand up the secretariat. What you're seeing here is that while we asked for those moneys to be approved for PCO, it's not a new hit on the fiscal framework. We're actually takin

Government Operations committee  The first portion, $2.1 million, is for Parks Canada to begin the process of establishing the park. Transport is also asking for some funds. They are contributing 1,917 hectares. The whole park should be about 5,000 hectares. This is really to launch it. They are, indeed—these ar

Government Operations committee  Yes. It was simply to meet a final closing date.

Government Operations committee  The default is less than 14%.

Government Operations committee  Actually I participated in several of these sessions, so I can answer your first question. They do have sessions where you learn how to have difficult conversations, which were very much relevant in the context of the deficit reduction and spending review. They weren't so much th

Government Operations committee  They have a wonderful website that articulates all of the different training and sessions that they offer. It covers a wide range of tools that are relevant for managers in whatever context.

Government Operations committee  Yes, and online: television and online.

Government Operations committee  More explicitly, the centres of expertise to which these funds are going are: the Prostate Centre's translational research initiative for accelerated discovery and development, in Vancouver; MaRS Innovation, focusing on therapeutics, medical devices, and diagnostic imaging, in To

Government Operations committee  For example, one of the things you saw in the last supplementary estimates was the business-led Networks of Centres of Excellence, which were basically partnerships with the private sector to try to fund innovative and collaborative business-led initiatives. You saw that in suppl

Government Operations committee  Mr. Smith mentioned financial systems. The upcoming potential to have clustering and sharing of services in financial systems goes right back to your report on the scrutiny of estimates and recommendation 2. The timing is perfect. If we can get in and leverage the ongoing work to