Thank you, Mr. Chair.
On the one hand, as Ms. Bateman understood it, the $86.2 million is actually used for second-language learning. But it is not used just to fund immersion programs; it is also used for second-language learning in its various forms. The amount is offered to the provinces and territories to encourage them to provide that training, but the basic cost for education is obviously still the responsibility of the provinces.
Basically, we are trying to give the provinces money to try to share the additional costs incurred by second-language learning. That is why the amount is modest, but the ripple effect is what we are looking for.