Finance committee  We took careful note of the Auditor General's comment. It's for that reason the government included in the supplementary estimates and sought parliamentary authority to make the payments in 2020. Those payments were done with parliamentary authority. Of course, it factored into t

Finance committee  At the time the agreement was signed, the estimate was that dividends would continue to accrue until 2056. That was factored into the agreement itself.

Finance committee  I'm not sure I'm in a position to answer that question in a comprehensive manner. The underlying equity stake in the project is something the federal government has held for a number of decades. It's really something that continues and I think was taken into account when the gove

Finance committee  That is the cumulative total of the payments from Canada to Newfoundland and Labrador, and then there are cumulative payments from the province to the federal government of approximately $800 million, which brings us to a net of $2.5 billion.

Finance committee  That's right. This is outlined in the agreement, which is publicly available. Schedule A outlines the payments from Canada to the province, and schedule B outlines the payments from the province to Canada.

Environment committee  Thank you very much for the question. This particular provision, clause 23 of the bill, deals with a report related to government operations and financial risks and opportunities of government operations. In a way, it's a little distinct from the rest of the bill, which deals mo

Environment committee  That is correct. It's also a fairly standard element of bills.