Government Operations committee  It's on page 303. There are two factors. There are commitments made under strategic review; that's $3.3 million. There is also the program of Canadian innovation and commercialization that accounts for $22 million. As you know, this program was introduced on a pilot basis and now

Government Operations committee  For real property, there are several factors at play. Number one, we have the reduction of the commitments for budget 2012. That explains, primarily, the reduction from 2012-13 to 2013-14.

Government Operations committee  The difference is $138.9 million. It includes the manège militaire, $4.8 million; engineering assets, $63 million; and long-term vision and plan, $38.1 million. The rest is quasi-statutory items for fit-up and for two buildings, 22 Eddy and 30 Victoria.

Government Operations committee  When we do the main estimates, not all the approvals are in place. The programs are project-driven, and often the projects need requirements to be approved and well defined. The timing is not necessarily conducive to having all the items in the main estimates. Sometimes you have

Government Operations committee  To make sure that you have the full picture, let me say that the whole project's total cost is $428 million. The provincial share is $120 million. The federal share, managed by PWGSC, is $282 million, with an operating cost of $25 million. In terms of how the project is doing—

Government Operations committee  I think they should be directed to the SSC officials.

Government Operations committee  Thank you.

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much.

Government Operations committee  Just for clarity in terms of the main estimates, as my colleague mentioned, it wasn't there, but it is certainly reflected in our RPP, our report on plans and priorities.

Government Operations committee  I'm going to ask my colleague Brigitte Fortin to take that question.

Government Operations committee  Thank you.

Government Operations committee  The department isn't looking to stop hiring new public servants. That isn't our goal. Our goal is to recruit people so we can position ourselves going forward, in other words, recruit talent that will help the department fulfill its responsibilities. So there is room for young pe

Government Operations committee  When Shared Services Canada was created, a calculation was done, a government-wide formula was used. Funds were transferred to cover three aspects, all related to technology infrastructure. The first was everything having to do with telecommunications. The second was everything i

Government Operations committee  Thank you for your question. As you know, Public Works and Government Services Canada is regarded as a leader when it comes to managing its workforce. We've been successfully placing employees since the strategic review. Other departments look to some of the practices we've put

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the question. The question is multi-faceted, and I will try to cover the three facets you referred to. There is the audit of procurement, which is being sought here. I'm going to explain what it entails. There is the audit for internal matters, which