We can be quite confident that the operating budget freeze will control operating spending. We are setting the bar, essentially, in this current fiscal year, 2010-11, and then freezing for the next two years. Since departments have to respect their program or operating votes and cannot exceed those votes, we are quite confident that spending will remain controlled at least for program and operating votes, vote 1 for most departments.
On March 1st, 2011. See this statement in context.