Mr. William F. Pentney at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

I will try to answer the question and Marie-Josée might like to add something.

There is a vote included for the funding earmarked for communities and provinces. Under vote 1b, funds are earmarked for the administration of those programs. Given how efficient our management of the program is, the amount for our team was reduced. The other vote is for the funds that will be directly given to the communities. That is the way it is divided.

Also, some items are not included in supplementary estimates (B). The A-base funding always goes to the department. We add about $5 million to A-base funding for program development.