Mr. Speaker, I think that is pretty irrelevant to the issue. Quite frankly, if the member feels so strongly that this is a good program, and it probably is, what would be wrong with letting the Auditor General have a look at it? I see nothing wrong with it. It gets back to the credibility issue again. If the Auditor General is not allowed to look at it, it creates a problem.
The member raised the other issue about pre-funding. I think he will know, and the Auditor General confirmed yesterday, that departments are not allowed to pre-fund programs. An exception was made for the foundations. The member should know that. If he does not, I would advise him to check the Auditor General's response in the health committee yesterday.