As you mentioned, Mr. Sobrino, it took a certain amount of time to receive the necessary approvals. This question should perhaps be addressed to you, Minister, or to Cabinet. Since it was known that the Dion plan on official languages would be terminated after five years and would need to be renewed, why did it take so long to move ahead with the specific programs and projects needed in official language minority communities? For several years, you boasted about the fact that you were going to bring someone in to carry out needs assessments behind close doors all across the country. And yet when the time came to inject that funding for the year in question, it was impossible to obtain the necessary approvals, which meant that the money had to be carried over into the future. I understand that this money may be available in future, but the money was not actually available when it was needed.
On May 25th, 2010. See this statement in context.