You asked me whether I thought that the francophone community in New Brunswick was receiving its share of the economic development budget.
First of all, there is unfortunately too often the perception on the national level that the Atlantic regions are waiting for grants. I think that our business community is very dynamic; it knows where the resources are; it can do many thing and it can go and find what it needs.
As for assurances that the ACOA will always be there to support private-sector projects or departments such as Industry Canada, etc., we certainly hope that the funds will be there. The thing is to ensure that the existing structures are maintained and properly funded. I would like to end my commentson on that note.