Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being here today.
We know that most of the department's budget cannot be cut because it covers payments for employment insurance benefits and for student benefits, for example. In accordance with the government's strategic reviews, $60 million was cut from the department. I would like to know where these cuts were made, given that most of the budget cannot be cut.
When the Hon. Diane Finley appeared before the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, she spoke about a number of programs that the government is introducing to assist in training, and so on.
What are the impacts of budget cuts on these programs? Where will we find the funds needed to run them, given the government's strategic reviews?