Official Languages committee  Not for health. It was for the general implementation of all French-language services. With that $1.75 million, it's impossible to carry out an implementation plan because that amount covers management expenses. Then funding is granted to create bilingual positions. Don't forget that the federal government made a commitment to pay for everything, to pay 100% of implementation costs.

Official Languages committee  We haven't yet conducted a study to determine how much full implementation of French-language services would cost. I believe the only province that has done so to date is Nova Scotia. I enquired and we have not yet begun to establish the overall cost.

Official Languages committee  Let's say that French-language services are being implemented gradually in the Yukon.

Official Languages committee  I must say that, when I negotiated the 2009-2013 agreement, even though I was very well prepared, we requested additional funding and were told that was impossible.

Official Languages committee  We requested nearly $800,000 more to create other positions.

Official Languages committee  I wasn't there, but we got the same amount, $1,750,000.

Official Languages committee  Yes, but it was for everything.

Official Languages committee  I'm not in a position to answer that because the Education Act is separate from the Official Languages Act, and let's say that my—

Official Languages committee  We haven't stopped since 1997.

Official Languages committee  No, absolutely not.

Official Languages committee  Exactly. I believe that, if we could get a little funding, we could definitely work with the community and prepare a kind of implementation plan that would meet their needs.

Official Languages committee  Correct. I know that the deputy minister of health, whom Ms. Living represents, recently went to Ottawa and spoke to representatives of Health Canada and Canadian Heritage. I believe certain individuals are prepared to come to Yukon to talk about needs. However, nothing concrete has happened.

Official Languages committee  Yes, madam.

Official Languages committee  We don't have the same act as in the Northwest Territories. We have the Act respecting—

Official Languages committee  I'm sorry. To be quite frank, I didn't know. So I can't answer your question. However, I can answer answer—