Mr. Speaker, the story is always changing. Let us look at the figures.
The Public Health Agency of Canada has left $50 million of the allocated budget on the table, unspent. For infectious disease prevention and control, $17 million is unused. For health promotion, $17 million has not been spent. In addition $3.5 million for emergency preparedness has never been used.
Why did the Conservatives not allow the agency to use all these available resources?