Government Operations committee  No.

Government Operations committee  Yes, it is. As I said earlier, it is for indirect costs that aren't directly attributable to a specific project. The other funds are directly used to implement projects and repairs.

Government Operations committee  As you know, this asset, Musée du manège militaire, is a custodial asset that belongs to the Department of National Defence, and Public Works has been asked to facilitate the consultation with the public and the development of plans for consideration by the government for the future of the manège militaire.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. In terms of the presentation of these figures, I could see how one would assume the projects were being cancelled. This reflects our need to align our votes with the actions that are being undertaken. When the department put its economic action plan submission together, we did so at a macro level.

Government Operations committee  Certainly. Thank you for the question. The federal contaminated sites action plan is led by the Department of the Environment and all federal custodians input into the preparation of that plan, which sets out priorities based on assessed need and urgency of the cleanup. Prior to the economic action plan, the plan for this year for PWGSC included 26 projects.

Government Operations committee  These are sites that would be in the portfolio of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada, so they would include wharves in a lot of cases. You can see the strength of the Atlantic and Pacific representation. There are a lot of wharves and dock areas. Part of this includes the Esquimalt graving dock.

Government Operations committee  There are several questions there. I'll do my best to answer them. In the first, you referred to the sale and lease-back that was conducted a couple of years ago. Those contracts are in place and have not been changed. That is a 25-year lease, which includes an escalation clause every ten years.

Government Operations committee  No, we are not.

Government Operations committee  You are correct.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. Public Works and Government Services Canada is mandated through the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act to provide accommodation for public servants. We have more than 1,800 locations where we do that from coast to coast. We use a range of solutions, which include crown-owned buildings, leased, and lease-purchased buildings.

Government Operations committee  It depends on the nature of the individual lease. Some have built-in escalations during the term of a lease because a landlord isn't prepared to give you a fixed price for a 10- or 15-year duration. Others include the pass-through of certain costs because they are subject to union agreements or they are subject to the minimum wages.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. This is not an area of my responsibility. I'm not familiar with the issues you refer to, so I'm afraid I have no comment to offer at this time.

Government Operations committee  Certainly. Thank you for the question. These funds are to support the department in delivering its commitments to the economic action plan and to assist other government departments in delivering their commitments to the plan. As you know, Public Works and Government Services Canada is a common service organization.

Government Operations committee  When the increases were provided to various departments above and beyond their normal funding, it drives additional business for us. These funds are for the indirect costs associated with delivering the economic action plan, such as human resources, industrial security, additional finance, audit and evaluation, and the program management to deliver those programs.

Government Operations committee  No.