Madam Speaker, that is one heck of a misrepresentation of what I got up and said six months ago. I said that 97% of the money was going elsewhere in Ontario, a fact which is not disproved by telling me that there is funding that has gone to Kelowna, British Columbia, or to Calgary, Alberta.
I just want to observe that if the minister's letters to me soliciting my feedback are to be taken seriously, then the implication is that the failure to respond might lead to his not giving the money. I will just ask the question: Is it the case that he is actually demanding we give support or else the money will be denied? I would be interested in knowing whether merely raising concerns about the abusive process is going to result in money being taken away from deserving communities. That is an interesting question, is it not?