Government Operations committee  That's right, except in the public accounts, where they're actually integrated.

Government Operations committee  When we look at actual expenditures for either the management consulting and/or communications, if I can put it that way, we don't segment out advertising—and I'll come back to that in a minute. Those are actually published in the public accounts, in terms of the actual expenditu

Government Operations committee  That's right.

Government Operations committee  That's correct. In terms of advertising costs, we publish on the Treasury Board Secretariat website, on a quarterly basis, what the planned expenditures are for certain types of campaigns. Currently we have posted quarter one expenditures. There were no quarter two planned expe

Government Operations committee  No.

Government Operations committee  The major changes in the Treasury Board Secretariat operating expenditures for the supplementary estimates are largely transfers from other departments to support the national employment equity councils and the national managers' community--that's $144,000--and $856,000 to suppor

Government Operations committee  I don't have a formal opening statement. I thought I would give you the overview of the supplementary estimates and the main estimates for the Treasury Board Secretariat, if that is okay with you?

Government Operations committee  That's correct.

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Minister. Thank you for the question. In the budget measures, an additional $20 million has been allocated to accelerate and increase the hiring of students within the public service. Those are the amounts you see here. Some departments may take more because this is a

Government Operations committee  Mr. Smith wants to take that question.

Government Operations committee  It is, strictly speaking, a transfer, because it is the amalgamation of the two organizations. For the funds to be reflected in Treasury Board Secretariat vote 1, operating funds, we have to demonstrate the transfer from CPSA vote 1 to Treasury Board vote 1 as the approval proces

Government Operations committee  Madam Chair, there are some changes, and they were pronounced when the organizational changes were made by the Prime Minister in February 2009 and the office of the chief human resources officer was created. I was the first to hold that position, as of March 2. The main componen

Government Operations committee  Madam Chair, no, the Treasury Board Secretariat does not have an oversight function over the Privy Council Office in this particular area or any other area.

Government Operations committee  If I may, Madam Chair, only an additional $5 million has been requested for advertising in the supplementary estimates, and it is for the activities related to the home renovation tax credit program, and that is still going on because that can go on—

Government Operations committee  If I may, one component of that advertising reminds Canadians to keep their receipts for filing, which is a very important point.