Ms. Kenny, that doesn't make sense. It's not as if this problem had come up yesterday and that only one party was guilty. I've been a member of Parliament for years and I've always heard about this problem. We've toured regions of the country and everywhere people told us about this problem. How can an organization function if nobody is working on this? It's completely ridiculous. In Newfoundland, people have to phone us. According to what Pablo was saying, he's also gotten phone calls. I've gotten some too. A week before the Acadian World Congress, these people were still looking for money in order to send a delegate. That shows you to what extent the situation has become ridiculous. We're aware of the problem: they're not interested in giving money. It's as simple as that. If they were, the money would be available and they would find a solution. This is something that we can discuss with the department a little later.
If your application is submitted in December and examined immediately, it seems to me that a cheque could be cut in March.