Mr. Chairman, I want to thank Mr. Guimond for his question.
The life cycle of a computer is normally the same as the life cycle of a Parliament. As a rule, we make plans to replace the computers every three and a half or four years. Therefore, every three and a half or four years, we include in the Main Estimates an item to replace the computers over a period of six to twelve months. This includes the computers of all Members and House Officers. We were scheduled to replace these computers last year between January and March, but given everything that was going on in Parliament, the caucuses asked us to postpone the work . For that reason, a portion of the installation and training budget was carried forward to this year.