Merci.
I want to ask Ms. Grantham a question. We've heard from the different testimonies how complicated this issue is, and jurisdictionally how complicated it is. We've heard different opinions. Sometimes it's more money or leadership, or this or that. I know our government has made a strong commitment to be a leader in different things I talked about earlier. But as my colleague said, a lot of the stuff is at the municipal and provincial levels.
I look at my own kids—and I think we've had this conversation before. They're up at six, on the bus at seven, and back at three. When I was a kid there was a lot of promotion at school about after-school activities. With my kids, the biggest chunk of their lives is at school.
Whatever decisions we're making at the federal government...I look at just the last several years since we've been in government. We gave the provinces a record amount of money in transfers when we went to correct the fiscal imbalance. The biggest expenditure in the federal government is to the provinces. We get a lot of criticism when we try to tell provinces what to do with the transfer payments. Much of this is at that very local level.
I wonder if you or anybody else can update this committee. I know you talk to the provinces. How is that going at the provincial level, especially in the schools? I see the key to this. As a dad, I try to take my kids skating, skiing, swimming, and to the gym. It takes individual commitment to set an example as a parent. But many parents may not have the opportunity to do that.
So how can we get it in the schools? How are those conversations and ideas going?