Environment committee  Thank you for your questions. I'll respond in English. You're not limited in the questions you can ask. You can ask questions pertaining to any items in the estimates. The only thing I would point out is that to ensure there's clarity and transparency about items that cover mult

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Chair. Actually, I don't have an opening statement to give. We'd be happy to just go directly to questions by members and to statements by our Finance colleagues.

Government Operations committee  Certainly, and just in terms of when we step back, let's take it in two chunks. The first part is the main estimates. As you know, those were tabled—

Government Operations committee  That's fine. There was a recent motion that required us to table another appropriation act for main estimates in June and then a final one in December. For main estimates, our plan normally is that we transact in two appropriation acts. This year, we'll be transacting in three

Government Operations committee  As you know, from March 13, in terms of the motion that was concluded and the change in the FAA, GG warrants can be used during a period when Parliament is adjourned—

Government Operations committee  At this juncture, I can't comment. I don't.... It's very hard to see week by week whether there is an intention to do so. The only thing I will say is that we are planning—on just part of your last question—alongside providing for full mains supply, to have tabling of supplementa

Government Operations committee  [Technical difficulty—Editor] revisiting doing that in June.

Government Operations committee  When you say—

Government Operations committee  They remain valid as it pertains to the planning for the year as it pertains to the main estimates. In terms of any updates and so forth through the year, typically those are reported through the departmental results reports.

Government Operations committee  I think the intention is to ensure that departmental plans best reflect plans—

Government Operations committee  —for main estimates, but given the fact that it has been an extraordinary year that we're entering, the departmental results reports that report on this current fiscal year would take into account the extraordinary circumstances as well.

Government Operations committee  In any instance where Treasury Board involvement is required or there are programs or policies pertaining to the spending, Treasury Board, and through TBS, has been involved with respect to ensuring that authorities are in place. There's nothing that's been approved that is proce

Government Operations committee  Well, if you take a step back, there has been an extraordinary amount of measures. When you look at what Canada—

Government Operations committee  Well, it's in different categories. If you look at the Canada emergency response benefit and the Canada emergency wage subsidy, they have self-sustaining pieces of legislation, so as a consequence, a lot of the terms and conditions pertaining to those programs have already been a

Government Operations committee  In terms of overseeing the spending, in terms of consideration—