Thank you very much.
I appreciate your coming here this afternoon as officials of the department to talk about the main estimates overall and the supplementary estimates (C).
I have some questions about the main estimates and the overall estimates. I'm having a little bit of a challenge finding some of the information I've been looking for in these main estimates, and I hope you'll be able to help me.
In the main estimates I've been looking for some information on advertising--a page and a line in the main budget that speaks to the advertising costs and spending of government. When I consider institutional oversight and to ensure that we have effective oversight, we need to be able to have clear reporting to parliamentarians on the cost of a project or a program. In fact, under the Financial Administration Act, that is the case, and as officers, I'm sure you're well aware of that. So I'm asking two major questions that I'm having some difficulty with, and I'm sure you'll be able to help me.
I'm looking for the cost of advertising--the particular page and line--that would go to this program as a whole and/or by department for both that and the items and information around management consultants.
I'm hoping that under that kind of Financial Administration Act--and of course by extension the TBS officials, looking at the expenditure management group--you have the responsibility to ensure this particular institutional oversight. Can you help me along here?