Yes, that's one way of looking at it.
Isn't it more a way of saying we're going to take another action? Let's be honest, for governments, it unfortunately takes a long time to come to fruition. You say it has been raised since 2008. I don't want to play politics, but unfortunately, we create committees, we prepare reports, but what do we do with them? Are they shelved or enforced? That's kind of what I'm afraid of.
I'm going to address the issue more specifically, Ms. Cardinal.
In your report, you recommend a new amount of $40 million, and you say it represents 1% of the total envelope. You know money doesn't grow on trees, so is it better to add $40 million and risk not getting it, or to reduce other amounts from the total envelope and spend that money on research in French?
If we reduce research in English, we will increase the proportion of research in French. The $40 million will therefore be taken from the existing envelope. That may be a quicker, more tangible step.