Justice committee  It's a fair question. We'll get back to you because obviously my understanding is not the correct one. I understood that with the format that was being....

Justice committee  No, you wouldn't have supplementary (C)s in there.

Justice committee  Yes, I will.

Justice committee  That's correct.

Justice committee  That's correct.

Justice committee  There was a period of time in federal budget management where a significant amount of grants and contributions were put on a five-year sunsetting renewal—this goes back some time—as a way of trying to control and regularly review expenses. What it does lead to is these ups and do

Justice committee  Your point is exactly right in terms of what must be included in the estimates.

Justice committee  I would agree absolutely that the fairest comparison would be, on one level, main estimates to main estimates, and perhaps another comparison would be estimates to date, assuming that we understand what estimates to date are. A point is made in that paragraph as well about net v

Justice committee  Net voting authority is an authorization we have from Treasury Board for a portion of the legal services we provide to other government departments on a cost recovery basis. We have a base which is appropriated to us, and we also have authority to provide legal services to client

Justice committee  That's right.

Justice committee  I'll let Mr. Schnob speak to that.

Justice committee  I believe funding has held steady for ongoing baseline funding for legal aid.

Justice committee  I'd be happy to. There are about 5,000 employees across Canada. In last year's economic action plan, we promised to cut 330 positions. We are using a combination of measures to achieve that goal. We are improving our computer system. Consequently, we have reduced the number of

Justice committee  It's a combination of the two. Some people will stay. For instance, people who provide IT support will stay in the regions. They will provide virtually the same services but will report to Ottawa. We have eliminated some task overlaps between the regions and Ottawa.

Justice committee  That has to do with our number one and number two strategic objectives, regarding a fair and efficient justice system. We provide the provinces with money for legal aid so that they can assist people who are appearing before the courts. The money is also intended for youth ser