I would like to begin by thanking you for being here today, and would just repeat what my colleague, Mr. D'Amours, was saying earlier. We very much appreciate your being here and the information you are able to provide. However, we would have liked to meet with the minister responsible for the portfolio.
I would like to start with an observation. My question is not addressed to any one of you in particular; it is more of a general question. In the estimates tabled at the beginning of the year, your three agencies had pretty similar budgets. CED was somewhat different in that regard, because it was given additional moneys for NGOs.
Now you are requesting supplementary funding. ACOA is requesting an additional $6 million, compared to what was originally budgeted, CED is requesting an additional $9 million and Western Economic Diversification Canada is requesting an additional $60 million. Can someone explain the difference for me?