I indicated yesterday that there are some problems with this kind of question. I hope that the hon. member for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot is taking my remarks of yesterday into account.
If the question is how much was spent, then I feel this is not an appropriate question to ask in this place, because this is outside the purview of ministers in the performance of their ministerial duties.
If the hon. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance wants to answer, he may do so. He has the floor.