Government Operations committee  On the evolution of the staff at Canadian Heritage, from the time of the Olympics, let's say, which was probably the highest, at about 2,300 people in 2009-10, we're at a current staff of about 1,753 people, and we're moving lower than that. We've had both an operational and a st

Government Operations committee  —the reduction is actually much higher than that. We've had one of the most significant staff reductions in government.

Government Operations committee  You're correct. Indeed, $14.4 million of the adjustment up is for the Pan Am Games, and there was another $5 million for the Grey Cup celebrations.

Government Operations committee  As the chief financial officer explained, it is not that we did not know, but we were doing a contribution agreement. I'm going to take the Grey Cup as an example. We were doing a contribution agreement and it was not complete on how they were going to design the use of the $5 mi

Government Operations committee  No. That means that, sometimes, because of the way the appropriation cycle works, we have to risk-manage some of these things.

Government Operations committee  That means we have to bank on the fact that it's going to happen. If it were not to happen, then we would have to find the money in some of our other appropriations....

Government Operations committee  The $5 million is being spent by the organizing committee of the Grey Cup. We have a contribution agreement with them. We're coming to the appropriation now that explains, because we needed to negotiate the thing....but it has not necessarily been paid yet, right? It really depen

Government Operations committee  As much as possible, in the best of all worlds, we always try to avoid that. But because of the way the appropriation system works, it does happen that you have money at risk like this.

Government Operations committee  In that program, there was Katimavik.... In terms of the reduction that was announced in the budget, in that program I only see Katimavik.

Government Operations committee  The others are adjustments to other budget items, but they have nothing to do with the deficit reduction action plan.

Government Operations committee  In that program we have some other programs, such as lieutenant-governors and other programs that are yearly projects, but in terms of reductions that were done in the context of the budget, under the document, I think there's a small amount in Canadian studies, which was money t

Government Operations committee  To be clear, the commitment of the Government of Canada to the construction is up $100 million, and it hasn't changed. The notional allocation for operating funds is $20.7 million. It's notional, of course, because they're not open yet, but that's what has been provided. What is

Government Operations committee  The total cost of the museum, once it is completed, is now $351 million. Do we have the number for what has been spent to date...? If we don't have this, we'll be happy to provide it to you.

Government Operations committee  You're correct, Mr. Braid. As we march towards 2017, the 150th anniversary, and also given much interest expressed by the public in having more information provided on history, we are trying, through existing programs and our commemoration program, to give people access to famili

Government Operations committee  I think that of course, the CBC is doing a number of things every year to try to create good Canadian content. In the case of of your question, I think they would probably be better placed to judge, or the public in general would probably be better placed to judge, than I would b