You said that resources had been increased. And yet on page 17, budgetary financial resources and human resources for the Energy Regulation Program are set out. In the main estimates, the figure of $49.6 million is cited, but according to planned expenditures, this amount will be decreased by 2017-2018 and will drop to $39.2 million. That is a cut of almost 21%.
As for human resources in 2015-2016, the figure of 335 full-time equivalent positions will drop to 283 in 2017-2018. I note that the same thing is true for all of the programs and subprograms. The report on plans and priorities lists marked declines over three years.
How can you say that there is going to be an increase in allocated resources, particularly in the case of these programs, which are at the very core of the work of the National Energy Board?