Mr. Speaker, I must say that I am not certain which specific study the Member is speaking about and which specific recommendations. But I can tell the Member that I had no intentions of reducing this program. I had no intentions of reducing the funding levels to this program. It all started when the federal government ran into fiscal difficulties and they negotiated lower levels of funding to us. Once the federal government started cutting, we were all appalled but unable to do anything about it, except look where we made expenditures with the view that we have to reduce.

This is where I am, the same as every other Minister across this country. Thank you.