Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
To start, I would like to say that the people whose aggressive comments were reported here this morning by Mr. Halevi are not representative of the Muslim community, in my opinion. As a general rule, Canada's Muslim leaders only make comments of tolerance, openness and peace. I think it is very important to point that out right off the bat.
That said, my first question would be for Dr. Farr.
I don't know if this is being translated for Dr. Farr, so I'll ask my questions in English. It might be simpler.
You talked about the work and the possibilities of what we could do with the office of religious freedom. Last year the performance report for the Department of Foreign Affairs indicated that $4.9 million was budgeted for the office of religious freedom last year, but out of that, 69%, or $3.4 million, was not spent.
Do you think it's money that could have been used last year, and that could have been useful?