I'll let Ms. Leach expand on my answer, but the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act doesn't require the government to disclose financial information. However, I thought when we saw the programs and the total budgets rolled up that we had a responsibility to bring this total budget to Parliament's attention.
I'd also like to say that this isn't the first time this has happened. In 2006 my predecessor looked at the total budget, which was then around $3.5 billion, and said that there should be greater transparency on how the federal government is informing Parliament of total expenditures related to greenhouse gas emission targets.