Government Operations committee  Those funds are all integrated within our PA 1.1, in which, when we report, we always roll up all of these funds together. They are funds for that particular area, but they're all within the PA 1.1 that we're reporting on. It's all embedded.

Government Operations committee  In part, the million dollars for public service renewal was moved. There is $1 million that came out of PA 1.3, and that was moved to either PA 1.1 or 1.2. So out of that $2 million you're talking about, there is $1 million that is just for that. On top of that, in our budget 2

Government Operations committee  Yes. Thank you. By the way, maybe just a little snapshot: as you see in our RPP, we had forecasted spending of about $138.8 million in 2012-13. We're going down in 2013-14 to $126.8 million. Just to give you a quick overview of that difference, it's basically our strategic revi

Government Operations committee  Thank you for your question. As you know, the $300,000 that we are asking for is not for new money. It is a re-profiling from last year's surplus, which was about $1.6 million. In total, the Cohen commission has always mentioned there would be around $26.4 million in their total

Government Operations committee  All of the financial controls that we normally have in place for the PCO are also there for the commission, to make sure that all the proper authorities are in place before any payments are made. It's left to the liberty of the commissioner to decide what he needs to be able to o

Government Operations committee  That was in our mains. When we were doing our main estimates, they were saying they would be finishing in June, so that was the money to be able to finish as of June. But they're saying that within that they'll still be able to finish within their estimated amount of $26.4 milli

Government Operations committee  What is the question, please?

Government Operations committee  Yes, I think I would refer this question to the Treasury Board Secretariat. They would be in a better position to be able to answer your question.

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  The budget of the Privy Council Office fluctuates on a yearly basis because lots of temporary initiatives are housed within the Privy Council Office. One example is the Afghanistan task force, which was there for a specific period. The commissions of inquiry also fluctuate a lot

Government Operations committee  Yes. We also had several government-wide initiatives that reduced our budget. We're seeing those reflected. For the strategic review we are now in year two. We also have to think about cost containment. Employees are receiving salary increases; however, the departments are not co

Government Operations committee  No, it has its own administration.

Government Operations committee  Yes, it does.

Government Operations committee  During the summer we found out that this transfer was going to occur. However, with all the calculations, it claimed more into the fall, so we were able to include the reduction in our main estimates for 2012-13. However, when we did our main estimates last year, we wouldn't have

Government Operations committee  Which year are you comparing with which?