Industry committee  As I have just explained, the department is responsible for a committee made up of representatives from all of the departments that have anything to do with tourism. We work in close cooperation with the Department of Transport on air transport issues.

Industry committee  We work on that because it is always a challenge in the tourism sector.

Industry committee  Again, as the minister indicated, I think there are lots of other sources of data. I know, having worked with municipalities, you use the Statistics Canada data plus any other source of data you can find to help you do your job.

Industry committee  I think what the minister was saying was that since 2009 and that recessionary period, the Canadian economy has done well in job recovery. That's a fact. I think questions were raised about full-time versus part-time elements at play, and even on the full-time side we have seen steady increases every year since 2009.

Industry committee  Thank you for asking that question. I think it is very important to recognize that attracting new investment from large companies in the auto sector remains an important challenge for Canada, an opportunity. A big part of what we need to do in supporting the auto sector is to reinforce, if you like, the supply chain and the linkages between the small and medium-sized firms with those larger firms.

Industry committee  I think a big feature of the program is that matching characteristic, but I'll let Phil Jennings speak to the accountability issue.

Industry committee  I'll let Mr. Enns address this question in detail, Mr. Chair. I just want to point out as deputy minister that typically when there are these lapses, it reflects the expenditures. We are moving forward, particularly on vote 10, the grants and contributions, to allow for future expenditures in these areas.

Industry committee  Yes, I can. It's true. Two years ago the Canadian Tourism Commission made a specific decision to focus on emerging markets. For example, the growth in China in terms of visitation is significant. Indeed, other markets, which would include India and Brazil, for example, might really change the numbers in terms of annual visits to Canada from other countries.

Industry committee  The short answer is yes. What we actually do in the department, from a tourism perspective, is run what we call the interdepartmental tourism strategy. We regularly bring together all the departments that touch the tourism area. I think that's one of the challenges, in effect, in managing tourism, that CBSA, Immigration, and all of them play roles affecting tourism.

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just by way of introduction, I thought I would take a little time to go through our mandate, our three strategic outcomes, and a few words on the Industry portfolio and the main issues at hand. Overall, Industry Canada helps create a strong business environment that promotes competition and instills investor and consumer confidence.

Industry committee  Genome is actually funded under three different mechanisms, Mr. Chair, via a grant, a statutory contribution, and a voted contribution. This year there's a decrease in the mains that derives from overlapping funds from previous budget announcements. I won't go into the details. I can provide those details to you, but basically there were changes in Budget 2008, Budget 2010, and Budget 2012 that created this fluctuation.

Industry committee  I believe that's correct. The fluctuations are really based on Genome's cashflow requirements. Specifically, in budget 2008 there was a minus $0.2 million drop; in budget 2010 there was a $7.3 million positive increase; and then in budget 2012 there was a drop of $15 million, which I think gives you the number you quoted.

Industry committee  The short answer is that the bill only applies to commercial activities, so if an NGO is involved in commercial work, then this bill applies.

Industry committee  The approach that we're taking here, as we've indicated, is that in the areas that we're talking about they are extremely limited and very specific. We referred earlier to the four tests. Let me talk a little more about those because I think they're relevant to the question you just raised, which is, specifically, that the sharing of information between companies cannot occur unless there truly is evidence of a real investigation, say, for example, with respect to fraud.

Industry committee  PIPEDA is but one act that is relevant to these privacy issues. We've talked about the Privacy Act, and it's quite different. There's the Criminal Code. That would be another important element of it.