Government Operations committee  Just stepping back, I don't have those costs with me.

Government Operations committee  There's no incremental funding provided to be able to cover that, so it's coming from reallocated resources from existing votes.

Government Operations committee  I don't have the answer to what's going to happen with those assets. I think, if we step back and look at our experience here at Treasury Board, there's been a real effort to use existing equipment here and to bring that back. I would imagine it would be brought back into use.

Government Operations committee  We have been working very actively with departments with our polices and our guidelines to ensure that the COVID response is being addressed—

Government Operations committee  —as expeditiously as possible. I'm not an expert with respect to my role as it pertains to contracting guidelines....

Government Operations committee  We have teams that have particular oversight with respect to procurement and transfer payment guidelines and policies that work through these matters. Again, guidelines effectively are set out, and departments have a lot of responsibility to ensure that they are meeting these gui

Government Operations committee  Yes, certainly. I'm very happy to answer that question. The Department of Indigenous Services used to be amalgamated with the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, what we call CIRNA. In the separation and the creation of the new department, the departm

Government Operations committee  Sure. Karen Cahill would be best positioned to answer that question.

Government Operations committee  Why don't we get back to you in writing on that question.

Government Operations committee  I'm trying to think. I don't recall. I don't know how to—

Government Operations committee  Usually these appearances at cabinet meetings are cabinet confidence.

Government Operations committee  Understood. I think it's a great question. It's something we can certainly look at for GC InfoBase. When we think about the COVID expenditures and so forth, I want to take maybe one minute to explain the scoping issue.

Government Operations committee  Sure.

Government Operations committee  When we think of the COVID expenditures through the estimates, we're reporting effectively for appropriation-dependent organizations that draw from the CRF. There's a broader scope of supports that are being provided, like liquidity supports and Bank of Canada liquidity. Things l

Government Operations committee  We can certainly look at GC InfoBase. There is a lot of information out there. We can see about centralizing things.