Finance committee  If I may add, we'll also use the supplementary estimates process, as required, to update the statutory forecast information. Those are the items that have been approved through enabling legislation. So where there's material forecast change from the previous main estimates, we'll

Finance committee  Yes, I'll let Paul respond to that.

Finance committee  The Toronto waterfront revitalization initiative at Harbourfront Centre is a transfer of contribution programming from Environment Canada.

Finance committee  In the 2008-09 main estimates, the funding for those initiatives was reported under the Department of the Environment, and in 2009-10 the responsibility for that programming has been transferred to the Department of Finance.

Finance committee  That's correct. The decrease of $1.815 billion, or 5.4%, is due to a revision of forecasted interest rates on the public debt.

Finance committee  Good morning. My name is Sherry Harrison. I am the Executive Director responsible for the Financial Management Directorate at the Department of Finance. With me today are departmental officials, who are here to assist me in responding to your questions. I would ask them to briefl

Finance committee  We are here today to answer your questions on the 2009-2010 main estimates for the Department of Finance. As you are aware, the department's responsibilities include preparing the federal budget, developing tax and tariff policy and legislation, managing federal borrowing on fin