Finance committee  Yes, OAS is funded from general revenue. Therefore, if the costs increase, the government has to find revenues to pay for these costs.

Finance committee  It will not be until 2029.

Finance committee  I guess what we can say is that this—

Finance committee  —increase in GDP was a factor. That's what the government announced in making this decision. No?

Finance committee  It gets to the same question, on which I've said that I have no further comments.

Finance committee  I cannot tell you what I have told or what my department has told the minister. I can talk about what the government has announced.

Finance committee  In this case, it's a long-term projection.

Finance committee  What I'm saying is that the Minister of Finance has already addressed this question, and I don't have any further comments on that.

Finance committee  The Minister of HRSD has to cause an evaluation and the chief actuary has to produce a report. Then the Minister of HRSD will table this report in the House of Commons.

Finance committee  It's at their discretion.

Finance committee  I'm just saying that I—

Finance committee  You said the Minister of Finance made that commitment in the budget?

Finance committee  This is something we can look into. I don't have any information about it.

Finance committee  If the report exists, the government will have to make the decision whether or not it releases it.