I think we have to understand that a lot of things that have been announced do not actually exist. They may talk the talk, but they are not walking the walk, if I may put it that way.
You can talk the talk, but you have to walk the walk.
If you look at the Public Accounts of Canada 2012-2013, you will see that the Conservative government sat on $138 million intended for skills support and job creation. These are amounts that have not been transferred to the provinces. It also decided not to transfer to the provinces $24 million that were supposed to help the underrepresented and lower-skilled groups that Mr. Martin was telling us about earlier.
The government has kept in its coffers $60 million from the budget for labour market support under social partnerships and $8 million to support productivity and competitiveness. In addition, it has invested only 4% of the initial budget in the grant for adult learning and essential skills for cities, aboriginal communities and provinces. That means that an amount equivalent to 96% of the $3.2 million budget has not been spent. Making announcements and listing investments in budgets is all well and good, but the money still needs to actually be spent.
Mr. Golightly, have you noticed that difference between the amount on paper and the amount that has actually been spent and transferred to cities, municipalities and the provinces in order to train workers? At the moment, the numbers do not add up. The government is sitting on the money so that it can achieve a balanced budget.