Just as my colleague from Campus Saint-Jean mentioned, it's always hard to collect the provincial half of the 50-50 federal-provincial funding.
For two years now, the provincial government has refused to make the $2.5 million per year contribution that was included in the letter of agreement negotiated between the government and the Université de Moncton. I had to exercise pressure to get the funding released, and that reduced the deficit substantially.
If the government had stuck to its position not to release the funding, that would have put us in a tenuous financial position. The provincial government assumes that its contribution is included in its operating budget or core grant. It's not considered as additional funding.