Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That is a good example of how almost half the budget for the fire suppression is spent on aircraft, yet not even one third of that is spent in communities. I would like to ask the Minister exactly why is that? I know for a fact that the communities are only allowed a certain amount to be expended and they cannot exceed that amount. It is nothing near the $12 million spent on water bombers and aircraft. If they do not have a fire season or any fires, they still get that amount of money.
You are talking apples and oranges here. I think, to be fair to the communities, you should say exactly how much those communities are able to spend in a particular year. It is not even close, if you break the $8.6 million up, on all the 30-odd communities up and down the valley, that does not add up to much compared to what you spend on aircraft. Can you give us a better amount than what you said?