Information & Ethics committee  Yes, for the most part. The one thing I would add is that in the reports on plans and priorities, which is the estimates that are before you, if you look at the financial resources, it identifies for the Electronic Commerce Protection Act amounts over the next three fiscal years,

Information & Ethics committee  When the plan was first developed, I think it was over three or four years, so it is a long-range plan. As the commissioner made reference to, it touches both on the recruitment issues and the retention issues. As it has evolved in our office over the last two years, I think th

Information & Ethics committee  In terms of certain aspects, for sure. For example, we put a video on YouTube to try to attract people to our office. I guess the short answer to your question is “yes”.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  It is a very difficult question to answer in terms of the timing of the fiscal year. There are very few days left between now and the end of March, so I think it's fair to say that there is going to be very little additional activity with respect to the work to be undertaken as i

Information & Ethics committee  The $100,000, relatively speaking, is a very small number. To be very clear and honest, it probably would have no impact at this late stage of the fiscal year. In essence, the authority we have right now is the $20 million or thereabouts, and that's the amount we're living with

Information & Ethics committee  I am not sure it is possible to know exactly where this money is coming from...

Information & Ethics committee  It is in our budget. You would like to know precisely from which area or project we have taken--

Information & Ethics committee  As it relates to this, it's a bit of a catch-22. Our input into the supplementary estimates is presented well in advance of the evolution of the legislation. We've been working in putting out these numbers for quite some time. As Commissioner Denham identified, the initial activi

Information & Ethics committee  Our envelope is basically one envelope for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. The $20 million is divided between the salary and the non-salary...perhaps I'm not quite understanding the whole aspect--

Information & Ethics committee  That is correct.

Information & Ethics committee  The simple answer to your question is yes. We're at a point in the fiscal year where it's very difficult. It's March 18. The fiscal year ends on March 31, and it's very difficult to spend any money at this time of year that hasn't already been initiated in terms of an activity.

Information & Ethics committee  -- to be able to carry on with your work or activities? No, I think you are right.

Information & Ethics committee  You are right.

Information & Ethics committee  We don't expect that the freeze in the operating budget will have an impact on the resources of this legislation. Our understanding, as it relates to the freeze in the operating budget, is that it does not affect any new initiatives. If this legislation was to pass and resources