Human Resources committee  I could add, as the minister said, that the government is working with the provinces and territories to develop an early learning and child care framework that would help the development of children. We know that will also have an impact on reducing poverty. We're working closely

Human Resources committee  What I can say is that it's working as expected. The cheques are going out. Families are receiving money. The administration or the delivery is done by the Canada Revenue Agency. That's how it is being done. We haven't heard of any issues. What we understand is that it is going

Human Resources committee  Briefly, I would add that, in this case, for example, when the document was prepared for the minister, the various reports were analyzed, both those from Parliament and those from non-governmental organizations. As you pointed out, a number of things were written, and we tried to

Public Accounts committee  We've been doing it for quite a while. We have training in place. We have a centre of expertise that we are revamping as well. I would say that, at this point, we are also updating the guidelines and the tools that we have, because that's something that we need to do. One thing I

Public Accounts committee  Yes, very quickly, the same. In our department, Employment and Social Development, you cannot develop policy without doing GBA. The example that was used in the report was a typical example where we were pressed for time, so we had to do this development fairly quickly, so there

Human Resources committee  There will be no difference in the transfer of funds for the communities. The amounts will be the same. The decrease in the budget is mainly related to the fact that we have redirected how we operate within the department to do things better and lower costs. Furthermore, the fact

Human Resources committee  Those are two different things. There is the base budget and the amounts that were not spent, but they will be spent. The program was renewed for five years. In the past, the renewals were two or three years, for example. Some challenges about activity planning were mentioned. B

Human Resources committee  We're talking about base funding. Community funding isn't changing. It will stay the same. You seem to be alluding to the amounts that haven't been spent, but they will be.

Human Resources committee  I can answer that. What was put in place in fact is something that provides more flexibility to people. Before of course OAS was available when you reached 65 years old. The deferral will allow you, if you choose to do so, to defer it as long as you wish, up to age 70. A calcula

Human Resources committee  Yes. I should add that there's one exception. With Quebec, there's a joint agreement with the departments in Quebec for the implementation, but otherwise, you're right: this is really a community-based approach. As the minister said, people on the ground know better the type

Human Resources committee  Most of the funds you see in the supplementary estimates (B) today are actually associated with infrastructure projects that were not completed in time.

Human Resources committee  No, it is—

Human Resources committee  First, I must mention that the funds that were not spent last year have been brought forward to this year. The funds have not disappeared. However, the minister mentioned some of the reasons why we had difficulties of that kind. The main reason why some funds had to be delayed i

Human Resources committee  Correct. In the supplementary estimates (B), when we bring money forward to a subsequent year, it is not new money but unspent money that we are spending this year, if you see what I mean.

Human Resources committee  Yes, I can say a few things. Of course, programs like the enabling accessibility fund can apply. Its purpose is to make buildings accessible, so that would also benefit seniors. There are other programs that look after seniors, such as the new horizons for seniors program, which