I wish I had more than one hour to do that, but I can certainly start. First of all, I've heard the number of $15 billion.
Mr. Chair, for Canadians, the commitment of the federal government under the special contribution agreement is $9.704 billion, so $15 billion does not represent the undertaking of the federal government. That's the first thing.
Of that amount, remember that the special contribution agreement is production support, so this is not a cheque. This is akin to a tax credit. Of that amount—and I'm so happy you asked because I'm sure my colleagues from the Conservatives have read the public accounts of Canada. I'll be very specific, because I love that, and I'm so happy you asked the question. If you go to page 340, you will see that the actual amount disbursed—and I hope my Conservative colleagues listen to this because it's very important—by the federal government is $40 million.
I know that there are a lot of people floating a lot of numbers, and I would invite them to go to the public accounts of Canada, which are audited. On page 340, they would see the exact amount that has been disbursed. That's what I'm saying. I'm trying to bring light to a discussion because people make a lot of allegations, but I'm happy to go to each line to provide you the details so Canadians can form an opinion.
Of the amount that has been stated in the House and the amounts that I've heard today, $40 million has been disbursed, and that's in the public accounts of Canada on page 340 of volume II.