Accountability is a concern we've heard a lot about. My colleagues are as aware of this issue as I am. However, you're the one who provides the funding, whether through action plans or recurrent funding.
There is a division of powers and jurisdictions, but as department officials, are you trying to establish some accountability with your provincial counterparts? Do you sometimes call them and tell them that, although they need money for paving, it would be good to spend a little on official languages? Do exchanges like that take place?