—and the fact that in B.C. only 47% of the funds that B.C. receives actually go to direct settlement funding. Therefore, the other 53% of funding goes into general revenues. For example, those funds then can build a road in B.C., or be put into Whistler, or whatever. Because those dollars are never fenced in, as we say, they are therefore not specifically dedicated to providing those programs and services to immigrants in B.C. Therefore the wait lists expand as the numbers increase, as the demand increases in B.C. As you know, Vancouver is a very choice destination for new immigrants and refugees; therefore the wait lists get longer and longer.
On November 21st, 2006. See this statement in context.