Mr. Fraser, it is philosophically stimulating to listen to you. Everyone agrees with you; however, let's come back to the budget.
There is a big event to prepare for, and yet your budget has been reduced from $24 million to just a little over $20 million in the past two years. Overall, this amounts to less than $1 per Canadian. In other words, every Canadian pays less than $1 to promote linguistic duality. That is why I find the situation a little disheartening, but that is the reality and what is being asked of you.
I have two questions. They both have to do with the budget, and not on my comments.
Does your budget allow you to reach all stakeholders in all regions that have minority-language communities? If not, are you able to do so only in large urban centres and in larger municipalities?
In addition, you said that about 15% of your budget is spent on legal proceedings. You talked about $1 million and $6.9 million for staff.
Do you think that is sufficient?