Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for coming in today, and thank you for participating in your parliamentary obligation, which, as you know, dates back probably to Runnymede and the Magna Carta, and the crown asking Parliament for permission to spend money. It's a tradition that has served us fairly well and we're always looking to improve it. We've been studying that process as part of our committee.
One of the things that King James and the commoners probably didn't anticipate was the formation of Shared Services Canada.
I want to ask our officials some questions on something that's near and dear to my heart. I've worked with international organizations that have been doing this kind of thing for years. One could argue that the Government of Canada is probably 10 or 15 years behind what other large organizations have done in terms of consolidating their information services.
I want to talk about the transfer of funds. An amount of $21.6 million is being transferred from other organizations.
Could you explain why the bulk is coming from Transport?