Mr. Lord, you are referring to a projected figure; that was the amount in the overall envelope. That does not necessarily mean that the money was spent or invested. Your analysis was based on the money that was spent and invested over the past few years. You said that you might have those figures. Our analyst is unable to come up with the budgeted amounts, but he has identified the sums invested in communities under the Action Plan for Official Languages.
We do not have to start with the first year of the action plan. We can take years four and five, and extrapolate from there. If that is where you looked to establish the $1 billion amount, how can you figure out those amounts when you cannot even determine what was spent or invested during the last two years? Do not talk to me about budgets. I want to know how much money was spent and how you came up with your $1 billion.
Finally, if the analysis was so wide-ranging, why were you unable to find $2.5 million for the Court Challenges Program?