We're obviously looking for substantially increased funding in all areas. We have a lot of needs in the department, and we hope we will do very well, but in the meantime we'll use what we have and use it properly.
I think Mr. MacAulay made a very good point when he said we spend a lot of money and if we did the job right we'd save. However, the problem is—I think Mr. Blais put his finger on it—there are so many needs. Sometimes you have to just bring it up to an acceptable standard to operate from--do the minor repairs and so on--to keep it going, in light of the fact that you hope to have more money down the line to do a permanent job.
We try to identify priorities in regions. Our field staff will come and say, “Look, if this wharf is not fixed this year you can't operate”. We saw some emergency work done this past year after floods, ice damage, and whatever. We try to correct those things as quickly as we can, but that sometimes cuts into the priorities we have for the next year. The percentages haven't changed. We haven't fooled around. The same standard is there.
Mr. Hegge may want to refer quickly to the percentages. We have a set percentage across the country and it hasn't changed. Quebec still gets the same share it always got. How it's used within the region is the important thing.