Transport committee  There is nothing else I can tell you: that's what the government decided and that is how it wanted to proceed.

Transport committee  Correct.

Transport committee  No with regard to the budget before you and under your consideration, the adjustments were already made. No money was transferred. Last year, as Mr. Jean said, money was transferred from Transport Canada's vote 1 to the NCC's vote 45. This was part of the supplementary budgets and was approved.

Transport committee  The $318 million amount does not include the $23,000 going to the NCC.

Transport committee  No, I believe that what they were trying to say was that the department's budget and the NCC's budget were adjusted in that amount.

Transport committee  Correct.

Transport committee  This amount makes up for what the NCC was supposed to be getting in any case.

Transport committee  That is the plan, yes, but we are not there yet; that is five years away.

Transport committee  In the main estimates, the NCC still falls under Transport Canada. The budget has been adjusted. As to whether the $23,000 are there, there are always things that are added or eliminated from a budget, from one year to the next. However, rest assured that at least this amount for $23,000 is there.

Transport committee  No, it's already been transferred.

Transport committee  No, Transport Canada did not make a recommendation to the Treasury Board.

Transport committee  The current government made the decision.

Transport committee  The transfer occurred last year. In the department's main estimates for this year, there is no mention of any transfer. The budgets were adjusted for 2007-08. During our last appearance, Mr. Bélanger, you had commented that, last year, in the supplementary estimates, funds had been transferred from vote 1 under Transport Canada to vote 45 under the NCC.

Transport committee  This year, it's already included, and the budget has been adjusted. So, there will not be a transfer of funds.

Transport committee  Yes.