Government Operations committee  With respect to the contaminated sites funding that is being reprofiled, the total budget for 2012-13 was $48.3 million, so $15.8 million was spent. The $32.5 million is being reprofiled to 2013-14 and 2014-15. The amounts are $17.2 million for next fiscal year and $15.3 million

Government Operations committee  On the Sydney tar ponds, the money is being reprofiled to the next fiscal year, and the majority of it will be used to ensure the close out. That is the final year of the project. The project is in fact eight months ahead of schedule. It is on scope, and it is on budget. Of tha

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. There are seven projects distributed across the country on seven different assets that we will be spending that money on.

Government Operations committee  Sure. They are: Latchford Dam; Timiskaming Dam; the French River Dam, in particular, the Big Chaudière Dam portion of the French River Dam complex; Des Allumettes Bridge; Macdonald-Cartier Bridge; the Esquimalt Graving Dock; and the Alaska Highway.

Government Operations committee  It starts with detailed inspections which are carried out on a regular basis for all of our major assets, in particular for bridges and dams because of the nature of the structures. Through that we assess their condition and we prioritize the needs that are identified for them. T

Government Operations committee  Yes, we do, is the short answer. In my particular case as the assistant deputy minister for real property, it is our core mandate. It is what we do. Our entire business is a real property management framework, which includes an inventory, regular inspections, condition assessme

Government Operations committee  It is just a question, I would say, in terms of machinery of government. The funds were identified in the budget. The department is required to seek government authority to access the funds. That is done through a Treasury Board submission. This is just a question of timing in te

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. There isn't a specific line item dedicated to that in these estimates. It is included in the special purpose allotment that real property branch obtains to fund our buildings. It is reflected in things such as our rent payments. We have new building

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the opportunity. We haven't identified a separate number in our reports; however, the savings that are realized from our greening operations are reflected in our annual ask for the operation of our inventory. As you know, part of our requests every year reflect cha

Government Operations committee  I will ask the branch and the various sectors to pull together the numbers that we can provide with respect to savings from our initiatives.

Government Operations committee  Certainly, for us, it's a question of looking at the overall plan for our assets, and having a longer planning horizon would always allow us to do that better, so knowing the longevity of programs, knowing what plans are farther downstream, would allow us to take a stronger posit

Government Operations committee  I spoke with my colleague Pierre-Marc Mongeau, who is the assistant deputy minister for the parliamentary precinct, before appearing here today and I asked him what the plans are. He assures me that the rehabilitation of the blocks of Parliament will target BOMA BESt practice in

Government Operations committee  That was dealt with by Caroline. I wanted to answer your question on leadership. While we don't have a central agency function, as PWGSC we take our presence seriously in terms of the leadership we provide. The Jean Canfield Building that I referred to in Charlottetown, candidly

Government Operations committee  If you look at the Treasury Board website, there is a long list of federal custodians. The top 14, as Caroline mentioned, which are part of the sustainable development strategy, cover the majority. I have a list here. It's available, as I said, on the web. Defence has 14,900 bu

Government Operations committee  Not by my initiative.