Yes, it was $600,000 for that type of event. It did not affect services for new Canadians, nor commitments made to them. In our view, our commitments are essential. As you know, Mr. Dion, as far as obstacles for new Canadians are concerned, we often talk about this issue in Canada.
As you know, when we first came into government, we talked a lot about—your government talked a lot about it, and our government also talked a lot about it, but invested—the idea that new Canadians can't have their credentials fully recognized, that new Canadians have barriers to entrance into the workforce, and that new Canadians are not able to fully realize their potential in Canadian society. There are barriers to that.
The greatest barrier for new Canadians to having full integration and full participation in Canadian society—by far the biggest barrier—is language. That's why we've invested more money than ever before in immigration services in both official languages
so that new Canadians are able to fully integrate into Canadian society. That's why we did it.
In fact, we cut $600,000 out of a total of $1.1 billion. This cut affects fairs and not services. The amount of money we have reinvested to protect the rights of new Canadians is unprecedented.