Official Languages committee  It was $235 million, but I may be off by $2 or $3 million.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  We spent what we expected to spend in the first year. There were some delays, because of changes made to the Roadmap programming. We established a cultural program, a program on immigration, and programs like TERMIUM. It took some time for all of that to be approved by Treasury Board, and so on.

Official Languages committee  No, that is not the case. We knew we would not receive approval in time, so the money was spread over the four following years.

Official Languages committee  I have the details. I would just like to add that the comparison should be limited to members of minority communities who can study in their own language. In Quebec, 106,000 young Anglophones have that opportunity. We are providing the same funding to the other provinces so that Francophones can study in their language as well.

Official Languages committee  Indeed.

Official Languages committee  In last year's main estimates, there was $336 million in grants and contributions. There was a $3.5 million reduction in grants with the axing of the interdepartmental partnership with the official language communities. The bulk of this money, $2.8 million, was funnelled back in contributions to the new cultural development fund, which provides support for the roadmap, for example.