The allocations for the next generation are for up to $16 million over two years. We're working our way through the balance of that funding. At this point, we have not required additional or extra funds to be expended on the next-generation project.
As the minister indicated, the next-generation project starts from a fundamentally different place. We are exploring the potential for “software as a service” solutions to allow us to use essentially boilerplate or built-in, already proven software generally available from the private sector and to apply that into the context of the Government of Canada. In so doing, we are very conscious of the lessons learned from the Phoenix challenges, and particularly from the Auditor General's report, and noting that this is not just about software selection but about the application of that software into a very different system. We will make sure there are pilot projects and a variety of other things. There are critical differences, including a focus on user experience but also a focus on making sure we have an opportunity for thorough and rigorous pilot projects before we attempt to roll out a software solution.