Finance committee  I think requisition—I'm not a lawyer—is a legal term that relates to the authority to draw funds from the consolidated revenue fund.

Finance committee  For the purposes of making these payments.

Finance committee  The payments that are defined in this section.

Finance committee  That's not specifically defined here. What is defined here is that the Minister of Finance would have the ability to set terms and conditions for the nature of the payments. I would point to the October announcement of the government's intent to provide payments to the target se

Finance committee  There's only a maximum. Again I draw your attention to subclause 129(4), which includes a somewhat complicated algebraic formula. In plain language, the maximum is set by the amount of the proceeds from the fuel charge. Subtracted from that are any rebates the government provides

Finance committee  Do you mean the formula that I just mentioned?

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. We're here to speak initially to clause 129 of the bill. This is a proposed provision that is entitled, “Climate Action Support”. The provision would enable the Minister of Finance to specify another federal minister, such as the Minister of Indigenous Se