It is certainly more complicated inasmuch as it is difficult to get the figures. The envelope for some programs extends over five years. When a program is implemented in the first of those years, the funds are not necessarily spent in exact proportions: 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, 100% over the five years. You may start looking for exact amounts. They may also be distributed over several departments, as is the case for official languages with the roadmap. Is there a way to simplify that? Could we just allocate the funds to a single program or do we have to distribute them over several departments and then try to find out where they have gone, like we do at the moment?
On May 14th, 2012. See this statement in context.