Thank you.
I know that every time we're looking at main estimates, we see the differential as to when it's coming in. Of course, we haven't had a budget for a long time, and normally these things are tied into that type of economic discussion.
ISED has also requested $259 million for the innovation superclusters initiative. In 2018-19, the actual expenditures were $5.6 million. In 2019-20, $183 million was requested, but the actual expenditures haven't yet been published.
Again, as we try to find out where this money is going and what is happening to it.... We hear a lot about all this money being spent on all these other programs. Some of these others that we're concerned about.... If we look at the article that was in the paper just a short time ago, where the Minister of Innovation says that the superclusters' long-term economic impact and benefits won't be evident for a number of years, I think that becomes a concern.
Why are the expenditures lower than planned, and has there been any increase since March 6, 2020?