Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you again for being here to speak to us about the main estimates. I mean this most respectfully. I think one only has to spend a couple of years on the government operations and estimates committee to understand the relationship between the main estimates, the budget, and all of the supplementary estimates, and how they provide us with a full picture of our government spending.
I also want to refer back to a comment that the minister made in his opening remarks when he said that these main estimates also include funding for the seven agencies under his portfolio.
Just building upon the questions that my colleague across the way had, I can well imagine there are budgets that are produced and presented that give a full explanation on how these agencies are spending the funding they receive, and of course, if there are any additional funds required, they would have to make those presentations to the minister. I want to build on that as well with a question about the Eyford report and the major projects management office. We know the government has a legal duty to consult aboriginal groups whenever its decisions or actions could have an impact on aboriginal communities or treaty rights.
Building on what the minister shared about the major projects management office, can you expand a little bit more on how the funds that are in this budget build on the recommendations from the Eyford report?