Government Operations committee  In budget 2009, the government decided to dedicate $50 million specifically for this purpose. So all the other funds you mentioned were also available to the region, but the government wanted to provide a legacy to the area for the G-8.

Government Operations committee  I cannot right now, but we could get that information back to you.

Government Operations committee  Yes, we were. The goal of them was somewhat similar, in that they had to be constructed in a very quick period. In fact, a lot of the G-8 legacy fund projects had to be finished before the current infrastructure stimulus fund deadline. Again, in budget 2009 the government decide

Government Operations committee  It was a decision of the Government of Canada that was made in the context of the 2009 budget. It was entirely a government decision.

Government Operations committee  There are many—

Government Operations committee  A number of programs, in each of the budgets, are intended for different regions.

Government Operations committee  We don't manage the fiscal framework; that's the Minister of Finance. As Mr. Conrad noted, $50 million was set aside for the G-8.

Government Operations committee  There wasn't, to our knowledge.

Government Operations committee  Also, if I may, budget 2009 was essentially the economic action plan budget, so this money was in that budget.

Transport committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I have with me today Mr. Francis Bilodeau, who is our director of policy at Infrastructure Canada; and Stephanie Tanton, who is our principal transportation analyst. Again, thank you to the committee for the opportunity to speak with you here to

Transport committee  Thank you. There were a lot of questions there, so I'll try to unpack a few of them. Fundamentally, your first question, I think, is about leadership. In terms of leadership, I think the federal government has shown tremendous leadership, probably starting in 2000, in terms of

Transport committee  Typically the way the Government of Canada engages with the provinces and territories on infrastructure issues is on a bilateral basis. We tend to have talks between Canada and Newfoundland, Canada and Ontario, and Canada and Quebec. When we talk nationally, it becomes much more

Transport committee  Quebec's portion of the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund was about $1 billion.

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  We usually don't negotiate directly with Quebec's municipalities. We deal mainly with the Government of Quebec. According to the terms of the framework agreements negotiated by the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec....