I'd like to talk about your responsibilities as Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages. Mr. Rioux, the President of the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada, asked the previous government several times to increase the $18 million budget because, since 1992, there has been such a decrease in the amount of funding granted to francophone communities that they are being adversely affected. I'm referring to the Canada Community Agreements. Take, for example, the Acadian communities of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, as well as those communities in Newfoundland, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, throughout the country, even in British Columbia, where there are now a significant number of francophones. There's even an Acadian association in Vancouver. It would be interesting to see this throughout the country.
An additional $18 million was requested. According to what I have understood, an extra two million dollars was provided, with a study to follow. Could you tell us what stage that study is at and if the government intends on increasing the francophone community funding?