Mr. Chairman, I had asked our witness whether or not he could provide the committee with factual information about the total dollar value of grants and contributions voted by Parliament today, and what the amount was for grants, what the amount was for contributions, and also to put that in a comparative context with the Auditor General's report of 2006, in which there was some criticism that the Government of Canada was moving more and more to a granting-based system rather than a contribution-based system.
If either Mr. Ferguson or Mr. Scrimger could provide us with a discussion about that, it would be helpful, but at this point in time I'll just ask for that factual information. Alex and I have already had a discussion about getting that.
The only question that remains, Mr. Chair, is the timeframe for when that information will be provided.