Yes. I think it's a strange concept that when we're having a meeting on estimates we should ask questions about estimates. I know that's very old-fashioned of me.
The minister made an interesting statement and talked about the biggest decrease forecast to be a $335-million drop in the statutory Atlantic offshore amounts. The expenditures in 2015-16 were $347 million. The main estimates in 2016-17 are $743 million. Then you bump down to $408 million. That's a big drop. There wasn't actually much explanation as to the significance of that.
What I don't understand is the significance of this to your budget. It looks to me like it's a flow through. Am I correct about that? If it's a flow through, why does the department disclose it in this fashion? Why is it part of expenditures by program or purpose? Should it not be in some other category, money in and money out, and therefore not impacting on your actual budget?