Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank each of the ministers for their presentations and the excellent work their ministries are doing in the departments during somewhat trying times, given our global economy.
I have been lobbied over the years by workers, and unions in particular, on protecting workers' wages and vacation pay, especially in the event of bankruptcy. I'm looking at page 25 of the plans and priorities. It indicates that the wage earner protection program payments to eligible applicants owed wages and vacation pay from employers that are either bankrupt or in receivership, as well as payments to trustees and receivers who will provide the necessary information to determine eligibility, was $31.2 million.
Minister Ambrose, can you indicate how much we spent in this program in 2008-09, and in that year and this year, the average payment per worker?