Evidence of meeting #204 for Finance in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was economy.
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1:40 p.m.
Parliamentary Budget Officer, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer
It's going up by $1.8 billion in cash terms.
1:40 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
Yes, I know that's what it's going up, but what's the bottom line? How much is the total transfer annually on the Canada health transfer from the federal government to the provinces?
1:45 p.m.
Senior Director, Costing and Budgetary Analysis, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer
The total transfer is $40.4 billion.
1:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
It's $40.4 billion.
Do you have before you what the transfer is to persons in terms of elderly benefits? Do you have that there as well? I know it's increasing $2.5 billion.
1:45 p.m.
Senior Director, Costing and Budgetary Analysis, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer
It's $56.2 billion.
1:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
Okay. With that, are we all in, all done?
Thank you very much, gentlemen, for your presentation and for answering our questions. It's unusual for us to be done a wee bit ahead of time, but we'll take it.
The meeting is adjourned. We'll see you all again at 3:30.