Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Miltenberger keeps referring to the Minister's ability to reallocate funds. He also keeps referring to this funding that was lapsed. He may also know, having been a Minister once, that it is the Minister's responsibility to ensure the overall parameters of the budget are not overspent. Although it is possible to transfer and reallocate money from one activity to another, although it may appear at times there are funds lapsed in one activity, the responsible thing is to look at the overall spending in the entire budget of the department to make sure we are within the confines of that.

Having said that, Mr. Speaker, I do appreciate Mr. Miltenberger's encouragement and permission as the chairman on the Standing Committee on Social Programs, to grant me the latitude to make these kinds of decisions for a $250,000 transfer in my department without any consultation. I thank him for that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.