Thank you very much. I would just like to put my colleague's comments about the cuts in perspective. He talked about an $11 million student exchange program. That kind of program is really important. We would like to do a lot of good things. However, just as you do in each of your own organizations, we need to set priorities.
When we travel across the country, everyone tells us — the ACFO and the other associations in my riding say the same thing — that we have to solve the problems here in Canada. That is the priority. We need a better health care system for Francophones who live here, in Canada. It's the same thing for education.
Mr. D'Amours neglected to mention a few facts. In 2004 and 2005, the Ontario Government invested $48 million in education for the linguistic minority in Ontario. That is a lot of money. Mr. D'Amours also neglected to say that there is a $1 billion federal-provincial agreement — you did mention it; thank you for that — which will be in effect until 2009. Those are important initiatives. When we focus our efforts, we are able to achieve real results. We see this in the health and education sectors. If cuts are being made, it is to allow us to focus our efforts in areas that are evolving in a positive manner.
We went to Moncton and, at the University of Moncton, we were told about the program to train physicians in French. That is terrific, because we focussed our efforts. And I'd like to talk about the efforts being made in these areas.
With respect to the communities, we have spent $64 million improving services. We signed a $120 million agreement for the communities.
Ms. Roy, how do you know which organizations in Sudbury and Northern Ontario are receiving money and implementing programs that work? It's a real challenge to find out how associations are delivering services in Northern Ontario. How do you go about exchanging information, in order to know what is working?