I mean, $180 million is a fairly significant one-time number.
This is the sixth budget bill in this Parliament, and every time we get a budget bill, the question is always asked, “Well, how many people we are going to hire?”
When we do the projections, we have operating and program costs. I provided the clerk with a notice of motion. I don't intend to move it now because I'm in the spirit of collaboration, and it's not fair to my NDP colleague.
However, the deputy minister of finance and the Treasury Board deputy minister need to show up to this committee to talk about the people plan, because 25% of the government's savings targets are based on shrinking the public service, and yet every single year, when the departmental spending plans come out, they and show that, “Oops, we didn't shrink it. We grew it.” It's unclear to me who's actually looking at the people plan in government, so that's a motion that's put on notice, Mr. Chair.
I yield the floor back, but I look forward to collaborating with my colleagues on that issue.