There is another matter of concern to me. I sent a letter to Ms. Fraser when she was Auditor General. In that letter, I talked about what the NDP's serious concerns were. I will tell you exactly what her answer was, and this is the excuse she gave to not investigate official languages matters: “The fact remains that Parliament has entrusted the responsibility for all matters dealing with official languages to the Commissioner of Official Languages.”
Are we to understand that Ms. Fraser did nothing over her 10-year mandate because you, rather than she, had the power to act in this area? And if this did in fact fall within your area of authority, what did you do or what will be done in relation to the money being spent on official languages?
There are communities who tell us that the funds are not going to the right place, and that money being transferred to certain provinces is not being used for its intended purpose. Who is responsible for determining whether the money set aside for official languages is being spent in the right area?
Let's take the example of education. Even though that falls within provincial jurisdiction, according to the Official Languages Act, some monies are supposed to be spent for minority education. However, when we travelled to the Far North, we were told that people there felt the money wasn't going to the right place.
According to Ms. Fraser, the responsibility of determining whether the money is going to the right place is part of the Commissioner's mandate. Can you provide any further details in that regard, Commissioner?