For Newfoundland and Labrador, $400,000 has been allocated and $150,000 has been spent; $150,000 is not a lot.
Is there a shortage of officials or agents capable of helping the communities move forward and implement their projects? They must have projects for more than $150,000, since that figure is a drop in Chaleur Bay. It is not even a drop; make it half a drop.
Under part VII of the act, you are responsible for promoting the official languages. Usually it says "where numbers warrant", but part VII does not say that. So you have a responsibility to promote both official languages.