Mr. Yves Giroux at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On December 1st, 2022. See this statement in context.

December 1st, 2022 / 5 p.m.

Parliamentary Budget Officer, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer

I think they are, by definition, discretionary because my understanding is that there is no legal obligation for the Government of Canada to provide this funding. Again, “discretionary” does not mean that it's inappropriate. It's just that there's no legal obligation for the government to provide this funding.

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