Thank you, Mr. Ste‑Marie.
Many cost-cutting exercises have been announced in recent budgets since 2002. Some have been completed, others cancelled, and most are under way, but we have information on only a small percentage of all spending cuts and reallocations that have been announced. They likely amount to $500 million out of a total of roughly $15 billion or $16 billion. Consequently, we have some idea of the size of the cuts that have been made to spending on consultation, professional services and travel announced in the 2023 budget, which we estimate at half a billion dollars, but we don't yet have any details on the remainder.
What could be provided, and what has already been provided, for this half-million dollars, for example, is a list of departments and types of spending that have been cut. However, we still don't have details on every item for approximately $15 billion in spending cuts.