Here's my dilemma. First of all, I don't think any definitive decisions have been made. But the box in which I find myself is that there is an act of Parliament; the previous two Liberal budgets, prior to their demise, mandate certain cuts to programs in the Public Health Agency. That's what I'm left with.
Despite that, we are increasing funding within our discretion for programs generally within the envelope of HIV and AIDS. Yes, some of it is going to vaccine. I think that's a worthwhile initiative. Canada is number one in the world on working for vaccine.
So that's the dilemma in which I find myself. We have reductions that were mandated by an act of Parliament during the Liberal government. I feel obliged to meet Parliament's wishes, but at the same time, I think it is important to recognize to the communities you are concerned about that our total funding will be $84.4 million next year, which is significant and certainly the highest it's ever been.