Great. So we could have some kind of accounting of that.
Treasury Board does break down the types of employees who work at the NRC, and I'm wondering whether this is a cut across the board or whether it is a particular segment of the NRC that's being laid off. I've also heard that there have been more employees laid off, but different types of people hired on. When we had Mr. McDougall here earlier in the spring, we asked questions about this, and we were told we'd get a full report. We haven't seen much on that.
Mr. Chair, I'm just wondering if that is something that could be tabled, in terms of looking at the employee distribution within the NRC.
I'll continue on this line of questioning because it's quite puzzling to me. There has been an increase in some of the budgets at the NRC. It's been highlighted. There's an increase in funding for the NRC in some areas, but it's also letting 1,000 employees go.
I'm wondering where this money is being spent if it's not being spent on labour. Is it being spent on advertising? Where would the extra funding be spent? For example, is it being spent on contractors? Are they letting full-time staff go and bringing in contractors?
Is there anything you can help me with in terms of allocation of budget?