I wouldn't think so. We don't get to bring these amounts forward to the committee or to Parliament until they have actually been reviewed by the Treasury Board Secretariat and approved by the Treasury Board ministers. So there is always a lot of scrutiny with Treasury Board with respect to the dollars we come seeking. It does go through that level of rigour.
Evidence of meeting #41 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was communications.
A recording is available from Parliament.