I thought that someone else wanted to answer. As I represent the Société des Acadiens et Acadiennes du Nouveau-Brunswick, and as that is rather the focus of our action, I will answer.
We did indeed have several victories. Thanks to the Court Challenges Program, we were able to intervene and get involved in a case that challenged a number of parts of the Official Languages Act. There is a new Official Languages Act that applies to municipalities, which was not the case before. Furthermore, the Canada Health Act contain no provisions about official languages. The current Act is now stronger from this standpoint. That was a victory then.
We were successful in maintaining the boundaries of the Acadie-Bathurst electoral district as a result of this program. We had an initial victory with respect to the RCMP, because the judges ruled in our favour. Unfortunately, the federal government challenged the victory. Then, there were reservations about the initial judgment and we are appealing this to the Supreme Court of Canada. We received a response from the Court Challenges Program on September 12 telling us that our project was being supported.
We could not have fought these battles without the program, or at least it would have been difficult. We are talking about many thousands of dollars. When there is a challenge, the thousands of dollars in legal fees build up and not many organizations can cover those sorts of expenses, and it is even more difficult for individuals. That is what this program has made possible. As for the schools, there were cases in Prince Edward Island where it made the difference between having a school and not having one. We used it to strengthen the political-legal framework in New Brunswick.