Finance committee  Yes, that's correct. It's a 3% annual increase.

Finance committee  I'm sorry, but I can't speak to that because I think it's still being debated in cabinet. I don't have an estimate. Those numbers aren't included in the main estimates that are being studied here today.

Finance committee  I'm here to discuss the Department of Finance's main estimates. For the whole of government, I wouldn't have that information handy unless we were discussing that at the public accounts committee.

Finance committee  I can speak to that at a very high level. In the past, items that were announced in the budget often weren't included in the main estimates, so there was a misalignment in the numbers. Since last year, these items have been now included in the budget implementation vote. As you

Finance committee  Sure. There are a lot of transfer payments to the provinces. I would say a big part of that is the Canada health transfer, which accounts for $40 billion. Fiscal equalization to make the provinces similar in terms of economies is about $19.8 billion. Interest on unmatured debt i

Finance committee  Yes, they would, but they are probably part of Employment and Social Development Canada's statutory payments as well, so similarly to ours, they're not voted items; they're statutory items.

Finance committee  I'm sorry, but I don't know at this time.

Finance committee  That's the interest on the public sector pensions, and it's based on a 20-year average long-term bond rate, which is decreasing.

Finance committee  I think that shouldn't be anything unusual. It should be typical of the costs we typically have, so I don't think there's anything new there.

Finance committee  If there is, maybe it's refurbishment for a new car.

Finance committee  Thank you for your question. I could answer it at a high level, and perhaps my colleagues from International Trade and Finance will join me at the table. This really supports the international trade policies division. It's to assist with safeguard and trade remedy issues. such a

Finance committee  We're really looking at dedicating resources to deal with the policy and costing for indigenous policies. It's looking at dedicating resources beyond what we have, to address the increased volume and complexity of budget and cabinet proposals related to indigenous issues. This

Finance committee  I'll let my colleague Leah Anderson respond to that. Thank you.

Finance committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair, and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to present the main estimates for the 2019-20 fiscal year on behalf of the Department of Finance. With me today, as you mentioned, are departmental officials to assist in providing you with a

Finance committee  Sorry, Mr. Chair, I just want to clarify that the first amount, vote 1a, is just the supplementary estimate. It's $3,146,796 that you're voting on.