Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. The guide I was referring to was produced fairly early on in our efforts respecting communications with Canadians, and so there may be a number of newer elements that don't feature in the document. I think members will find the document useful in the sense that it actually describes for each program the terms and conditions of the program, who the actual clients would be who are eligible, and then, for virtually all of the measures, it gives a web address or a telephone number for the individual or the place you can go to get the form or to learn more information.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair. Certainly my experience has been that the survey work that's been undertaken by the government, by government departments, has followed strict protocols and is staying well within the bounds of what would be considered acceptable in terms of non-partisanship and so on.

Government Operations committee  I think I can send all that information to the Committee in the next two weeks. If any information is unavailable, because of a Cabinet confidence, for example, I will be able to explain.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for your question. Mr. Chair, I am going to make two observations. We are doing a bit of analysis of use of the Web site. We want to know what Canadians are looking at when they visit the site. One of the most popular features of the site is the guide to programs and services.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, the last time we were before this Committee, I think the Secretary to the Cabinet, Mr. Wouters, explained the purpose of communication intiatives. The purpose is to inform Canadians of the benefits of the programs to which they have access.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, is that a question?

Government Operations committee  Yes, of course.

Government Operations committee  The decision that was made was to involve all government departments in coordinating communications, including advertising, signage and so on, so that Canadians would be informed of the available programs. For example, it was decided that there would not be 30 or 40 Web sites, but only one.

Government Operations committee  No. Thank you for the question. Mr. Chair, the idea is to consolidate in one place all of the information on the Economic Action Plan. We worked with the departments. The programs are managed by departments; the Web site content was prepared by the departments, too, but...

Government Operations committee  No, it's a program...

Government Operations committee  I'll just look.

Government Operations committee  Yes, I can give a rough breakdown. I think it'll be very helpful in the conversation. A certain amount of money for corporate overhead would have gone to Marilyn MacPherson's group at the Privy Council Office. It's the fit-up of rooms and extra money for translation services. That is associated with any new staff person who walks through the door.

Government Operations committee  That would have been about....

Government Operations committee  Of the remaining moneys, roughly $1.6 million is for the website, and that's not taking it down to the last dollar. That's divided between the people who generate the content and the people who maintain the system. Then there is about $1.3 million for the various other activities I described earlier.

Government Operations committee  That's correct, yes.