When we prepare the original budget and estimates, we have to literally estimate how much some of these programs are going to cost. I explained earlier the formula for the Canada-Quebec immigration accord transfers. In that case, I suppose we underestimated what the level of federal spending would be, so we've had to go back and add an additional $25 million.
What does really concern me is that we've made some really tough decisions. First of all, when we came to office, we tripled settlement funding across Canada so that we could get settlement funding levels up to where Quebec was, more or less, but then the formulas kept increasing in Quebec, and we can't afford that, quite frankly, everywhere else. So I'm really concerned about an inequity building into the system. This is raised with me by other provinces: by Ontario, by provinces in the west, and by provinces on the east coast. So it's something that I think we need to discuss.
I do know that the Government of Quebec spends a lot less than what we send to them on settlement services. So I think a reasonable question should be asked: how are they using the funds that we transfer for settlement services? Are they actually going 100% to language training and integration services? And if not, where's that money going?
Also, Mr. Gill, you mentioned—