I'll try to answer your question, but I'm not an expert in electronic payments. What I can tell you is that the Internet is the tool of choice, the tool that Canadians and the business world chooses for doing business with the federal government. They want to make sure that access is secure and that all private information is protected. It is in this context that $16.5 million is required in these supplementary estimates.
On November 22nd, 2011. See this statement in context.