Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. This committee has previously made a lot of recommendations on ways to improve the government’s estimates. I would highlight for you three things. First, where the greatest improvements have been made in response to recommendations by this committee is the upfront piece where you actually get to see the spending of the department in previous years which was a fairly new addition.

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much.

Government Operations committee  That is the airline crew themselves, the baggage handlers, and airport staff. It's basically anyone associated with the workings of the airline but who are not passengers. That's a specific category. My colleague had mentioned that this funding is to help Canada conform to some new international standards in this area in terms of how non-passengers are screened.

Government Operations committee  Well, no, we were screening the crews and everybody else. What's at stake here is that I believe there's been a change to the international standards, and if you want to operate airlines, international flights, etc., it's important that there be a consistent approach to how this screening is done among the various countries.

Government Operations committee  In terms of the money flowing, this project actually represents the money flowing. This is in the appropriation bill. If it's approved, Transport Canada will received $75.9 million so they can actually act on this transaction. This is to replace a ferry that runs out of Digby, Nova Scotia, which has reached the end of its useful life, so there's a replacement required.

Government Operations committee  This is a specific request for new money. The $57.6 million request is based on a list of specific projects and, from a parliamentary perspective, it goes into Parks Canada's reference level. They have a specific list of projects in mind. I've mentioned two already, the Crow Bay dam and the highway in Glacier National Park, but there are many.

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  I'm not aware of any issues with the standards of the ICAO, but that's certainly not an area I'm an expert in.

Government Operations committee  No, they existed before, but there's an improvement here, or an increase, in terms of the number of people performing the screening, whether it's related to making sure they are cleared in a more expedient manner so they can get to their jobs or because there's a desire to improve the quality of the screening.

Government Operations committee  I'm going to ask if my colleague happens to know the answer to that question. Marcia, you don't know or we're not certain...?

Government Operations committee  We're not certain if there's new staff. We can follow up on that if it's of interest.

Government Operations committee  I'm not sure I have any additional information for you in terms of the allocation itself. I believe it's all operating dollars. I'm going from memory here. Is it all operating...?

Government Operations committee  My understanding is that it's operating, but it would be tough for me to get the additional details because it's a crown organization.

Government Operations committee  It really is for both. Work on detailed plans for the boats has already been started. This is for the department itself, for ongoing engineering and design studies. This is for the ships that will be built on the west coast. We talked about ships on the east coast earlier. This is the west coast ships.

Government Operations committee  What page is that?