Status of Women committee  Yes, but the—

Status of Women committee  We've been asked to do a lot more things in connection with the funding voted by Parliament and work on gender-based violence. We set up a new secretariat—

Status of Women committee  Yes. The formula is the one that is typically used for transfer payments to provinces and territories, and that is government-wide.

Status of Women committee  GBA is something Canada has been doing for about 25 or 30 years now. We have worked very hard with government departments. Our role as convenor, capacity builder and knowledge broker is really where it comes in. Gender-based analysis is everyone's job to do. I would use the words of the Auditor General, Ms.

Status of Women committee  The funds allocated to each province and territory are allocated based on the formula we usually work with Intergovernmental Affairs and the Privy Council office to establish.

Status of Women committee  The Department of Finance and Treasury Board gave us a total amount, told us what our share was and what was cut.

Status of Women committee  They will all be public. As the agreements are being made public, you'll see all the numbers come out. Right now, as the minister mentioned, we already have about 82% of the total funds available accounted for, and the rest will be accounted for shortly.

Status of Women committee  I said that, in the supplementary estimates (B), there was $579,000 less than in the main estimates. That's the amount allocated to travel and professional services for this fiscal year. That budget cut applied to every department.

Status of Women committee  Yes

Status of Women committee  I want to make sure I understand the question. Are you asking me if we cut spending elsewhere to pay outside firms?

Status of Women committee  The $569,000 I mentioned was cut for this year.

Status of Women committee  Yes, we can.

Status of Women committee  Do you mean between now and the end of the year?

Status of Women committee  We're still spending money on professional services, which we get from both internal and external firms. For example, we pay for professional services like Pay Centre services. Another example would be the Department of Justice, to which we would pay legal fees.

Status of Women committee  It's possible. For example, if the minister does an event, we need to go to external firms for interpretation services—