There's an enormous number of steps and processes that have to be followed at the Department of Canadian Heritage, at the regional and national levels. There are two or three stages at the national level alone before a project gets to the minister's office. From there, it has to follow the reverse path. In any case, there are an incredible number of stages for each project or programming.
There's also another factor that makes the matter more difficult. The Department of Canadian Heritage is a department that has about the largest number of contributions and grants in government. This year, all its programs, not just the Official Languages Program, were at the renewal stage. I also find that somewhat unacceptable. The department should be able to stagger its programs somewhat so it doesn't have to be done all at the same time.