—so it's a pleasure to share it with you. Many of the programs you mentioned, of course, are worth funding.
In your opening statement you said that your government has provided $9 billion in new funding since 2006. I'd like to substantiate this figure, and really let Canadians know what we're talking about here.
A cursory result reveals that the source of this figure is from CANSIM table 358-0142. Perhaps your officials can confirm this. It's a calculation from a 2006 baseline that gives you this overall figure.
The problem is that this total number fails to account for inflation, so it's misleading. As you know, with inflation, a dollar today is worth much less than a dollar of, say, 10 years ago. You have to build that into your calculations.
I did take the trouble to adjust for inflation. You should know that the figure is actually halved from the figure that you're suggesting and that you continually suggest through your speeches.
With this in mind, would you agree to revise your future statements to reflect a more accurate level of expenditure?