Okay.
I won't belabour it. I still don't see the necessity of the reference pursuant to that. In any event, that's neither here nor there.
Mr. Kotto has heard me in the House and has heard the minister talking about the fact that the $60 million over two years is in addition to the funds that have already been flowing. She and I have enunciated the number of dollars that are flowing. There has been an emphasis within our dialogue to point out that the idea of the $60 million over two years is particularly to fund smaller events. And this must be Friday and frosty, because I happen to agree with Mr. Angus today, but the point still is that in addition to his eloquently stated position, this was never, ever, intended to be a transfer from the federal government to provincial governments, from one jurisdiction to another jurisdiction.
The intent of this, as described in the budget documents...and all the narrative that has occurred, either from the minister or from me, clearly has stipulated that this is to flow from the federal treasury directly to the people who will actually be using the funds. This motion is completely foreign in every respect to the intention of the minister and the government.