I cannot answer your technical question specifically, Mr. Malo, but I will ask Mrs. Ouellet to address it.
Right now, we are spending that money. We have eight hearings underway, one of which has been going on for 10 years. This is an unfortunate way to have to resolve certain issues. A hearing should never go on for 10 years, but there are all sorts of legal reasons for it.
Right now, eight hearings are active. When they are finished, any extra money will be returned.
As I said in my opening statement, there has been a slight decrease in compliance. Over the past five years, the rate of compliance has dropped from 95% to a little under 90%. The numbers will be available in a month. Our annual report must be submitted to the Minister of Health before being approved by Parliament. You will see that the rate of compliance is dropping.
We have returned significant amounts of excess revenue to the federal government. We sign up to $15 million worth of voluntary compliance undertakings. That money goes into the federal treasury and is redistributed to the provinces according to a rather complex formula.
Our hearings produce positive results with respect to compliance with our mandate.