Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Hogan, thank you for remaining with us here for this important discussion on policing.
Of course, we know policing is an essential service. It's an important service that every Canadian and every person across the country has to rely on.
You mentioned in the report, and I believe you just mentioned in your remarks, the money that has been allocated but not disbursed, the stuff that hasn't been getting through. You said you anticipated that $45 million was going to be left on the table in the latest fiscal year. That's incredibly alarming to me considering what we're hearing from police chiefs across the country. They're saying that they don't have adequate funding and that it's not enough.
We see that playing out in my area in northwestern Ontario, unfortunately, far too often, where there just aren't enough officers on duty. It's led to tragic circumstances. It has led to deaths of people who haven't been able to have appropriate service. It wouldn't be acceptable anywhere else in the country.
Can you speak to whether the government has given any explanation for why these dollars haven't been disbursed?