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Transport committee Do you want it today? Or would you like it in writing afterwards? It will take me a minute to find it.
December 7th, 2011Committee meeting
John Forster
Transport committee Yes, I don't want to take up your time. I'll look for it. In general, obviously, the gas tax fund flows every year, so that goes out--
December 7th, 2011Committee meeting
John Forster
Transport committee All the stimulus funds have been committed and approved--
December 7th, 2011Committee meeting
John Forster
Transport committee There are two components to the Building Canada fund. The communities component, which is for towns under 100,000, is fully committed and approved. The other part of the Building Canada fund is for major projects, and I believe it's committed in some provinces. It varies by provi
December 7th, 2011Committee meeting
John Forster
Transport committee Most of it is committed. I think there's about $800 million left in various places, but I'll look for the number, and if you want to move on, I'll come back and we'll provide it to the committee.
December 7th, 2011Committee meeting
John Forster
Transport committee The official end date is 2014, but some projects will run over, and we'll be paying money past that date. So if a project isn't completed, it's not like stimulus; there will be some allowance for them to continue.
December 7th, 2011Committee meeting
John Forster
Transport committee Earmarked or committed...?
December 7th, 2011Committee meeting
John Forster
Transport committee At this point, it has virtually all been committed.
December 7th, 2011Committee meeting
John Forster
Transport committee Sorry, but I have the exact number for you for Building Canada, the major infrastructure component: we have a free balance of about $660 million.
December 7th, 2011Committee meeting
John Forster
Transport committee There is one other fund, which is the provincial-territorial base initiative. This was announced as part of the Building Canada plan. It gives $25 million per year to each jurisdiction for seven years, regardless of size. The provinces and territories submit an annual capital...l
December 7th, 2011Committee meeting
John Forster
Transport committee No, I'm talking about money that isn't committed or earmarked to projects already.
December 7th, 2011Committee meeting
John Forster
Government Operations committee No. I was just going to say as an example that when the budget in 2007 announced the Building Canada fund, $30 billion over seven years, that money does not flow except on an annual basis when Parliament votes legal authority for the government to spend that money. Until that v
December 1st, 2011Committee meeting
John Forster
Government Operations committee Yes, vote 55 is our contribution vote, so it would include the range of programs we have: Building Canada; green infrastructure....
December 1st, 2011Committee meeting
John Forster
Government Operations committee No, there are four priorities and three departments.
December 1st, 2011Committee meeting
John Forster
Government Operations committee Sure. There are three departments: Natural Resources Canada for their forest industry transformation program; there was Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions for a forestry program and a pipeline project in Thetford Mines; and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
December 1st, 2011Committee meeting
John Forster