Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
In answer to your last question, Ms. Pilon, we, in the official opposition, are on your side. We have demonstrated this on two occasions, first of all when we created the program, and secondly, when we re-established it. We may find ourselves in a situation where we will have to create it for the third time. I believe that we would not hesitate to do so, because my colleagues and I share the convictions that you expressed today about the need for such a program.
I would like to ask you a few short questions of a technical nature in order to clarify certain things that have been said about the elimination of the program and the reasons which prompted the government to do this. First of all, were you consulted before the decision or the announcement that was made by the government to eliminate this program?