Government Operations committee  I can provide you with the broad guidance given the short time, but if you're interested in the important details, then I would expect that you would also be in touch with my colleague.

Government Operations committee  As we know, the process of reconciliation is key, not only for the short term well-being of indigenous Canadians and all Canadians, but also for the longer-term success of our country. This involves, as you correctly say, the negotiation and the signing of modern treaties to make

Government Operations committee  —and that's a process that's going to take a long time.

Government Operations committee  As you are correctly asking, we absolutely need, for the short-term and long-term success of this country, to move forward on this process of signing modern treaties. We need to do this respectfully with indigenous communities and nations and people across Canada. That involves,

Government Operations committee  I'll say two things on that. The first thing, which you probably know and which is important to remind ourselves of, is that this is a project that has been deemed of national interest and national benefit. It has followed all the important steps that such a project needs to go t

Government Operations committee  That's an excellent question, too. While I'll provide the high-level answer, my colleague, Glenn, will probably want to add more specific details. Vote 5, as you have noted, is for contingencies, again for ways and means to react to unexpected and unpredictable interventions an

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Kelly. Welcome to the committee, too. However, I'm intimidated by the fact that you've been around for these many years. I'll try to be up to the standards and expectations. Vote 40 was used in the first year of the pilot project. It led to greater speed, greater tran

Government Operations committee  I'll perhaps make it more clear what the pilot project involved in terms of the use of vote 40. Vote 40 has now expired. The details of the use of vote 40 items are available online. You have the right and the responsibility to find out about them. We have now moved to the syste

Government Operations committee  As you would expect, given your long service to Canada and to Parliament in particular, these estimates and expenditures are revised and reviewed every year. There are natural changes to the levels of expenditures that departments in particular would receive and expect. You would

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Irek, and welcome to the committee and to Parliament, and thank you for your leadership. Now, here are three brief things. First, it's absolutely essential to be mindful of the anxiety that Canadians feel toward the effects of climate change and of course the impact

Government Operations committee  Very good. How much time do we have?

Government Operations committee  That's long enough to say how proud and pleased we are to have you with us, and welcome to the committee. Second, thank you so much for insisting on public transportation. It's true that in my city we are investing in Quebec City the largest investments ever made in the history

Government Operations committee  This is very important because, as we know very well, not only students in Canada are experiencing a difficult economic situation that is often very dire, but we need them and their investments in their human capital to continue to grow the economy while growing the middle class.

Government Operations committee  I could give you a fairly vague answer, but you have the right to know the exact amount. So I will ask my colleagues who are here to provide it to you. They will tell you what the proportion is, but they will also share with you the mechanisms through which that money is transfer

Government Operations committee  They were tabled yesterday, Matthew. They will be online very soon.