Government Operations committee  I have given other examples. There were appointments of the Governor in Council, the Results and Delivery Unit, democratic reform and departmental correspondence. So those are administrative issues, but I think that, overall, I have referred to the main elements.

Government Operations committee  I believe so, yes.

Government Operations committee  No, the Youth Council was appointed following nominations. Actually, 16,000 youths expressed their interest in being involved in the conversation about the Government of Canada's major priorities. Fifteen youths have been appointed to the council.

Government Operations committee  So far, they have met once in Ottawa, in September. We cover their travel and hospitality costs. The Privy Council Office has a small secretariat to support all of the processes.

Government Operations committee  The budget is $1.7 million for about eight people. It supports the council and the development of a youth services initiative, which the government wants to put forward.

Government Operations committee  In the Government of Canada, the vast majority of the resources devoted to national security are housed in the different agencies, whether it's the RCMP, National Defence, and so forth. In the overall scheme of things, the resources in the Privy Council are relatively modest. The

Government Operations committee  What is requested here is an amount of $0.6 million. Actually, I apologize; for six full-time equivalents, it's $3.7 million.

Government Operations committee  I don't have the record. I could assure you that, if a budget supplemented resources for the national security adviser to the Prime Minister, that would have been reflected in supplementary estimates. I would imagine that, given the greater focus on national security over the la

Government Operations committee  I'm not sure that I made reference to any additional resources for interdepartmental communications. I did make reference to intergovernmental communications.

Government Operations committee  The intergovernmental secretariat in the Privy Council Office has had various levels of staff over the years, depending on the type of activity or engagement that took place with provinces and territories. Of course, when one goes back 20 years, it was a virtual department. It wa

Government Operations committee  The government was very intent on ensuring that across departments and agencies there was a very clear focus on outcomes for Canadians, that we weren't simply thinking about activity, about creating a new program that would appear to respond to a need, but where it would actually

Government Operations committee  There was an additional reference in budget 2016 of $10.7 million every four years that would address outreach to Canadians, and this is not covered in these supplementary estimates. That may come forward in supplementary estimates (C).

Government Operations committee  Any expenditure consequence of any particular exercise conducted by the government and by Parliament would have to come here. If there were expenditure consequences, it would have to come through either main or supplementary estimates at some point in time. That is correct.

Government Operations committee  The answer is a simple one. The Prime Minister himself decided to give this his priority attention as Minister of Youth. Therefore, with the Privy Council Office being the department of the Prime Minister, it is normal that the function be located there.

Government Operations committee  That's correct. I suppose, had it been finance, it might have been a different answer. However, in practical terms, for youth, there certainly was no impetus here to create a new department, and we are easily able to house that function in the Privy Council Office.