Thank you for your question, Mr. Simard.
Since my tour began, I have lot really had the impression that communities were tired of being consulted. I have been welcomed very warmly wherever I have gone. I believe I will be welcomed just as warmly by the other communities I plan to visit in the coming weeks and months.
You are correct in saying that funding had been approved within the framework of the Action Plan for Official Languages. However, I will remind you that there were major cuts, as mentioned last fall at an event I had the pleasure of attending in Ottawa with the communities.
There were major cuts as well in the 1990s, it must be said, and the plan did inject amounts in areas that were lagging behind.