Government Operations committee  We believe that it will obviously be the same thing because, although the amount will increase, the structure will remain the same. There have been no major changes to the carbon tax. Just to let you know, we will probably be updating our distributional analysis, given that some

Government Operations committee  That's a broad question. I'd say that what concerns me the most is the disconnect between the increased level of spending, which is a policy choice, and the performance indicators that don't seem to be markedly improving. Departments and organizations have to adhere to perform

Government Operations committee  Yes, but it's also excluding some other interest-bearing obligations such as the obligations the government has towards the pensions of public servants. The interest on the debt is what really matters, and it's expected to be $46.5 billion this year.

Government Operations committee  Yes. As I mentioned, interest on the unmet obligations of the government toward pension plans of its employees also adds to interest on unmatured debt. The debt servicing costs are what really matter, and they are expected to reach $46.5 billion this year.

Government Operations committee  That's indeed a very good question. If there are savings that are painless, the question that this raises is why these funds were not saved before. One point that you raised that also concerns me—and I've raised it before—is savings in terms of grants and contributions to organi

Government Operations committee  I think it's once we determine or we know which organizations are receiving lower amounts or no grants at all. That's the point at which we'll know the impact on services.

Government Operations committee  It probably would require a motion from the committee, as I would not normally look at that granular level of detail.

Government Operations committee  Yes, that's a solid interpretation of the conclusions of our successive reports that have estimated the impact of the carbon tax. When we look at the direct costs of the carbon tax, for example when you heat with gas or fill up your car with gas, the indirect costs, for example

Government Operations committee  I think it's a bit early to be certain that there won't be any impacts on services. However, based on what the Indigenous Services and the Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs departments told us, and based on the information that was provided, it seems that the savin

Government Operations committee  I'll have to go back.... Jill tells me.... Go ahead, Jill.

Government Operations committee  This indicates that the main estimates you are being asked to approve as parliamentarians present only a very partial picture of the government's plan. It contains the budget appropriations you are being asked to approve, but none of the budget initiatives. So it's a very partial

Government Operations committee  Yes, it's a little backwards, at least in terms of the supply procedure for departments and agencies, since you are being asked to approve most of the funding for departments before the federal budget, that is to say the government's budget plan, is tabled.

Government Operations committee  A number of measures have been introduced over the years. Some of them were related to COVID‑19, obviously, and they expired. In previous documents, it was estimated that a good part of the budget flexibility over the years, $180 billion out of some $500 billion, as I recall, app

Government Operations committee  We've seen, either in the main or in the supplementary estimates, that benefits for seniors will amount to about $81 billion this year, and they're expected to rise to more than $90 billion over the foreseeable future. By 2028-29, they're expected to reach $99.7 billion. They're

Government Operations committee  Yes. The aging population obviously has an impact on the long-term sustainability of all levels of government in the country, including the federal and provincial governments. However, we find that the federal government, because of the nature of its own spending, is still sustai