Government Operations committee  In terms of reconciliation, I can't comment on the budget.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for your question, Mrs. Vignola. Ultimately, the connecting Canadians program is about ensuring that citizens in rural, remote and northern parts of the country can enjoy access to the commerce, the employment opportunities and, of course, the distance education. The i

Government Operations committee  No, we are talking about 288,000 families.

Government Operations committee  I think those are transfers to families to ensure that they have an Internet connection.

Government Operations committee  I can only comment that this is from the mandate letter for the president, so it's probably more appropriate for the president to respond to this. I think one thing that could be helpful would be for us to take that back and give a written response to you on behalf of the preside

Government Operations committee  I think inclusivity and employment equity are very important, but I'm an official here to answer questions on supplementary estimates, the estimates process and the funding that is in here. There is a whole host of initiatives and data that exist, including the public sector empl

Environment committee  Good morning, everyone. I just want to make sure that you have in front of you the deck that we provided to the clerk for distribution. Thank you for inviting us to come and talk about the business of supply. I'll give a short presentation on the business of supply; the roles o

Environment committee  You have two accounting systems. You have an accrual accounting system from the standpoint of our fiscal track. When you look at the budget, you'll look at the economic situation; you'll look at the forecasts that have been provided by the private sector forecasters; and you'll l

Environment committee  As a committee you're making recommendation. You're going back to the House and recommending. In terms of what's presented in front of you, say, there's a $5-million item you see under Environment, and I'm just—

Environment committee  Effectively, you're always being asked to approve an “up to” amount. The authority that's being asked of you is, do you approve up to $5 million in this vote? You're being asked to provide the authorities that are on that main sheet by vote.

Environment committee  There's a description. If you're short, then the public accounts will effectively show what the reporting has been. There will be a projection of the results for that fiscal year through the annual financial report as well as the public accounts. I think it's part II of the publ

Environment committee  I'm sorry, this is it right here. If you go online and look for the 2020 estimates, you see that it's effectively a blue book that provides that lens. It's old terminology. I apologize for that.

Environment committee  Years ago we would just provide what we call the “voted amounts” in the main estimates. The government tabled the main estimates last week, and they total about $125 billion. We also provide information on statutory amounts so that Canadians and parliamentarians have a lens of th

Environment committee  The business of government is a year-long process. Given the fact that the main estimates, for instance, under the Standing Orders are required to be tabled by March 1 every year, if there's a budget after the main estimates are tabled, those initiatives in the budget will have b

Environment committee  It's just not used. The department may not draw that funding in. It has the authority to be able to draw an existing amount in, up to an amount that was identified by Parliament. It would just not be drawn in, and what was actually used would be reported in the public accounts.