Finance committee  That's accurate, yes.

Finance committee  I think Mr. Ram is better placed to answer that question. But he'll have to answer in writing, unfortunately.

Finance committee  The program parameters of the CERB are that someone who.... They need to attest again that they have not received more than $1,000.

Finance committee  The parameters of the program are that people can earn up to $1,000, and they need to attest, once again, that they are not earning more than $1,000. Again, as part of our program integrity measures, we rely on people's attestations. We have to process the applications. However

Finance committee  The delivery of the program, the overall design of the program, is not the purview of the public service. It is driven by the decisions that the government has made related to the design of the program. However, for the administration, we are responsible. Regarding your question

Finance committee  That article actually referenced guidance within Service Canada, so I'll gladly answer that question. That guidance is accurate, but there are a few things that I'd like to highlight. First, when people are applying for the CERB, whether it be on the CRA site or on the Service

Finance committee  Yes. That is internal guidance that we have for our staff.

Finance committee  I don't believe that would be a problem. I will certainly follow up.

Finance committee  Sure, certainly. I am very familiar with that article as well as with that guidance.

Finance committee  It is very much connected guidance. It is connected to how we treat and process applications. We certainly do have that guidance. Again, as part of the response to the committee, I would be able to provide that guidance.

Finance committee  Certainly. What I would like to highlight, however, is that again, as the minister indicated, priority in delivering the CERB has been about being able to pay people very quickly. If we had all the—

Finance committee  No, it is internal guidance developed by departmental officials to facilitate the administration of the program, and it is very much in line with the federal guidance we have to deliver our programs.

Finance committee  To clarify, I would indicate that, as I think everyone knows, the benefit is being delivered by both Service Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency. The Service Canada delivery is through the employment insurance program. Applicants to the CERB on the Service Canada site need to ap

Finance committee  Go ahead, Andrew.

Finance committee  I'll just add to Andrew's comments that when we were designing the CERB, there were three main criteria that we had. It needed to be speedy. We knew it was absolutely critical that we deliver it on a very quick basis. It needed to be simple, because if it weren't simple, there wa