Mr. Speaker, the member asks an interesting question. I noted that provision. Certain accounting rules of the Government of Canada are not discretionary. There are accounting rules as there are for any business. The auditor general is the one who determines whether or not charges to a particular fiscal period are appropriate.
With regard to the millennium scholarship fund and the $2.5 billion, it is clear a decision was taken. Once the legislation is dealt with that endowment will go forward and start earning income. It will have the value that will be necessary to provide 100,000 scholarships for needy Canadians who show the merit of post-secondary education over the next 10 years.
The member asks a particular question as to the propriety of the charge which would be better posed to the auditor general.