Mr. Speaker, when this government came to power in 1993 there were a number of reserve funds across government which had been put in place by the previous Conservative government. This one was used to fund programs in the interest of national unity, about which the government has been clear, that we intended to take a different approach on those issues.
We are taking a different approach in the new government which was sworn in on December 12. That is why we are doing away with this reserve.