Exactly.
While I understand why Mr. Christopherson is so outraged about this, I would like to put on the record that the government has reinstated funding. As of last year, $8 million a year for five years was added to the budget of the Auditor General. Last year, for example, they didn't even spend the whole budget. There was $2 million left on the table.
With respect to the planning you tell me they've gutted because they don't have the funds, we don't know, really, how many reports they're going to do. Right now on the website, yes, there's only one for the fall and two for the winter, but that's clearly not all they're going to do. That's what they usually do. They only put two or three on the website and eventually they develop another work plan. I think we're okay.
I understand completely what you're saying. I start with the premise that it shouldn't be cabinet that decides what the budget of the Auditor General is. That's my starting premise. Right now, I can tell you that we won't solve this issue. We won't get that $10 million back—no, not even back, to what they asked. They are getting $8 million a year over five years. That's every year, so it's a 12% increase every year. That's what they are getting.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.