Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  You'd have to look at the spending this year, which would be in the main estimates, plus supplementary estimates (A), plus supplementary estimates (B), plus supplementary estimates (C).

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's something else. Consultations about pipelines going through aboriginal lands and reserves are led by regulatory agencies, such as the National Energy Board or the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. They operate in a set fashion, and the process is financed by a third party.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think the initiative about cumulative impact monitoring programs announced in the budget is actually in this package. There's some money for Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I don't have any specifics about that community, but I'll forward the answer to your clerk. We manage contaminated site all over the country, in the North and in the South. I know your committee looks into this. The program has just been renewed for five years. We are now priorizing the sites and rehabilitating them according to a five-year plan.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll have to check with my colleagues. I'm guessing that the main estimates reflect the fact that there was sunsetting. Main estimates are usually prepared before the beginning of the fiscal year and do not reflect decisions taken in the budget. I know that this frustrating for committees like this.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In this particular package, no. But there will still be supplementary estimates (C) this year. I can certainly find out if there is something. My understanding is that there will be three rounds of supplementary estimates this year.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm checking with colleagues if I can get it before we leave.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  If you are reading from the main estimates, I'm sure that what we are discussing are sunsetters. I'd be happy to look into that.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I understand it was $9.6 million. There is some money in this particular package to underwrite the Beaufort regional environmental assessment the minister mentioned, which is an environmental assessment for the whole delta and offshore area. Instead of one assessment per project, the one for the region will cover multiple projects.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The spending this year will be very similar to that for the year before, except for the parts that were specifically tied to Canada's economic action plan, which had a two-year injection. The baseline spending this year will be very similar to that in last year, with the exception of the CEAP.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The department of Environment is in charge of environmental assessments on reserves. It works with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency on projects on reserves. However, there is no bill per se.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There is a legal framework for oil development on reserves. It is the Indian Oil and Gas Act. During the last Parliament, several amendments have been passed, and the act has been updated. We are now implementing the new regulatory framework. This is done with the full cooperation of the first nations who own these resources.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It was 900 at least.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. I really just want to express my appreciation to members of the committee. An invitation to the public accounts committee isn't always the most welcome thing that officials and colleagues receive. I really do appreciate the seriousness of the engagement. As members of other committees and of your party caucuses, I hope some of this will be part of your engagement as parliamentarians in the months and years to come.

Public Accounts committee  What I found about reporting requirements is that, if you mow the lawn, the grass comes back. There are all kinds of people asking for data. They can be Treasury Board analysts who want to know about something. There can be a flap in Parliament, with all due respect, about an issue like fire protection, and people want to know about it, and the only way to know is to go and ask for data from first nations about what's going on.