My next question concerns a memorandum that was recently sent, stating that second-language courses would no longer be paid for by the House of Commons but rather by the members' offices. In other words, those offices will have to pay the cost of all second-language courses offered to House of Commons' employees. We also learned that that change had not been applied to the Senate. Consequently, the Senate will continue to pay those expenses, whereas we in the House of Commons will now have to draw on our budgets to pay for second-language courses. However, our budgets are also used to pay the expenses associated with our riding offices and a host of other things.
Have any savings really been achieved in this way? This is somewhat unfortunate because we would like to encourage as many employees of the House of Commons as possible to take second-language courses. I believe this measure could have the effect of reducing the number of courses given. Budgets can be very tight at the end of the fiscal year. They are used to cover so many expenses. I would like to hear your comments on the subject.