With all due respect, Mr. Deltell, that is patently false. We are providing information on the measures that will be funded using the central votes, such as the main estimates. There will be monthly updates posted online on the measures approved by Treasury Board and funded by budget implementation votes.
What you're saying, Mr. Deltell, is false. The fact is that every line-by-line item you see on table A2.11—and this is referred to in the estimates in the annex—binds the government to not exceed those. Even for a case of an emergency situation—and as I cited the opioid crisis—if it worsened and we needed to increase...we would have to come back to Parliament.
You're an experienced parliamentarian, Mr. Deltell, and if I may say, quite an effective one. You've been in the provincial legislature, the National Assembly. You would be familiar with these processes. I understand you're playing politics, and that's fine. You're entitled to your opinions but you are not entitled to your parallel facts. The fact is that, line by line, every item in here on table A2.11 binds the government to not exceed those amounts without going to Parliament.
The Auditor General has also agreed with that. In fact, to make it more clear, we will actually take those items and we will put those line-by-line items in the supply bill so that you don't have to cross-reference, because obviously that is taking up too much work for you.
I'm trying to help.