Finance committee  Definitely in certain programs, probably there is a slight adjustment that is seen in terms of, for example, our collections activities. We need to continue to put emphasis on those and, in relation to that, the willingness to pay the fair share of one's assessment up front, so t

Finance committee  I don't have that information. I'd have to come back to the committee with that. That's a specific program within the agency and unfortunately I don't have that information.

Finance committee  I don't have a sense of the volume on the whistleblower program, to be honest with you.

Finance committee  There is likely a policy in terms of the procedures that need to be followed in a situation like that. Again, as the non-legal person within the CRA in my role, I don't have an answer for you with respect to what that policy is.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, we're quite proud of our success in implementing government policy and programs on a regular basis; there are some significant ones, such as this one, and there are others. We've done it successfully. It's something that we pride ourselves on, on this ability to turn a

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, obviously at the Canada Revenue Agency we're responsible for administering the HST in British Columbia as it stands today, and obviously that is what we will continue to do until such time that circumstances change. So yes, the member is indeed correct. We are not abl

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, just as a point for clarity, it is $54 million.

Finance committee  I just don't want to.... With respect to the costs, there is work being undertaken that we had to undertake, given the work that needed to be done, irrespective.... So there will likely be some detangling costs. I just can't speculate at this point in time on what those will be.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, could the member point out where exactly that is, please? I don't see anything in the chart.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, the $3 million that's being referenced, while not in our supplementaries (C), is a component of our budget. We in the agency don't have a large component of charities and grants and contribution programs. We do have one item, which is the one that the member has outlin

Finance committee  In Ottawa.

Finance committee  I can't comment on the amount that was given to the provinces. However, I can comment on administration costs. As you mentioned, the $54 million is the amount for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. An amount will be allocated in subsequent years, but it will not necessarily be $54 millio

Finance committee  That's true.

Finance committee  There were administrative costs, but once again, I can't really comment on the amounts that were granted at that time.

Finance committee  I can't really make any comment on that point. In that particular case, Mr. Chair, it would be a case of speculating, and I really don't have those numbers with me at this point. I would not want to speculate on the conclusion of something like that.