This is a question that applies somewhat in both cases. Obviously, we are elected members of four federal political parties who are hearing ideas and suggestions here about what should be done in the next budget.
Some things in your presentation are federal responsibilities in that you talk about transfers.
I don't know whether you remember the history. Two or three years ago, when the Liberals were still in power, we demanded that Paul Martin, instead of giving tax breaks to his buddies in the big corporations, transfer $4.5 billion to three areas: social housing, public transit and postsecondary education.
We have a little challenge: to ensure that the funding flows to the right place, that the appropriation for that area, since it is an area of provincial jurisdiction, is actually allocated to the area in question.
Have you considered that? I'm considering the themes you talked about. A number of things, even social housing, are now managed to a large degree by the province under various agreements. If $2 billion more were invested in social housing, would it be normal for us to be able to ensure that it was really set aside for that purpose?