Thank you. First off, I thank you for being here today.
As a member of Parliament I sit on the government side, this is my first term. It is the first time in 25 years that the committee has gone out to meet with official language communities. And it is an honour to have you here. Of course, you may have noticed that this is not unlike what happens in the House of Commons: there is criticism, there are allegations. We're used to it. All right? Don't be afraid, the Liberals are sitting on that side, but they are quite pleasant, really.
Ms. Ferenczy, you said something that troubles me a bit. You used a term which I know well: accountability. We Conservatives, unlike the Liberals across the way, get excited when we hear the word, we really do.
As a government, this is what we've done. We gave one minister, namely Ms. Verner, a number of responsibilities; she is the Minister for International Cooperation as well as the Minister for the Francophonie and Official Languages. That is certainly something new. It gives her title greater significance. When you refer to accountability is it because you would like to know what part of provincial grants come from the federal government? I would like you to explain what you mean. I took some notes, but I want to be sure that is what you're referring to. My question is for Ms. Ferenczy, who raised the issue.