There are several causes for the situation you are describing. It is not unique to the Action Plan for Official Languages. The situation was noted in the report that was tabled last year on all of the federal government's grants and contributions processes. An independent panel prepared a report showing that our processes are quite cumbersome. They are slow-moving, and we are unable to guarantee multi-year agreements. There is recourse to project funding and not to operational funding. So the same criticism exists elsewhere in the machine of government. Yes the approval process is somewhat slow, and we see that especially with new programs. Of course we have our own internal approvals, Treasury Board approval, etc., but once launched, there is still some slowness, some inertia on the part of the federal machine and as a result operations are not at an optimal speed. We see that within—
On January 29th, 2008. See this statement in context.