Thank you for your presentation.
My question is for either of the witnesses.
One of the findings of the blue ribbon panel's study was that there were often significant delays in many of the programs. Ms. Lavallée also referred to that. During our tour throughout Quebec, the various groups that we met with all said the same thing. We specifically asked them the question because a number of them also received grants from the Quebec government, and we wanted to understand the reason for those delays. We asked them whether the same occurred at the provincial level, and they said that that was not the case. In Quebec, according to them, things seemed to be running smoothly. They were experiencing delays with the federal government.
According to our figures, there are 4,091 grants and contributions files on the desks of various ministers, including the Minister of Canadian Heritage, representing a rate of at least three or four to one. Are those files split evenly among grants and contributions?