Transport committee  I don't know. I'd have to check the specifics to give you a categorical answer, but generally once an invoice is clean and accurate and we've reviewed it.... With the first round of stimulus claims that we got in September, because it was the very first time using a new system un

Transport committee  It's the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund.

Transport committee  From the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, $936 million is committed to projects in Quebec. That has been identified. The only exception is the PRECO program, a Quebec water pipeline program.

Transport committee  Of all that money, $350 million has been committed to those programs, but Quebec has not yet approved all of the projects.

Transport committee  No, there are a number of projects with Quebec. We are talking about $936 million for stimulus in Quebec. The funds have been committed for the projects. The projects have been identified for those funds. The only exception is the PRECO program. The funds have been committed. An

Transport committee  The PRECO program still has money for projects that are pending approval.

Transport committee  The deadline is important for municipalities in Quebec

Transport committee  Yes, Quebec implements these programs. There is a different form, but it is similar to the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund; it is one or two pages. Quebec is in charge of reviewing and receiving the forms and approving projects that are submitted to the federal government for approv

Transport committee  I guess I would make a couple of points on the spending issue. First and foremost, jobs do not occur only when the federal money flows out the door. We reimburse costs as projects are built. It's part of our accountability regime to make sure that we're paying as things happen s

Transport committee  Once the claim has been verified and is accurate and is complete. Now, under the building Canada fund, after the election the government came in and as part of the action plan said we need to accelerate that. We went to Treasury Board in February, and we changed some of the cond

Transport committee  Yes. In Quebec, across our funds to date, we have approved a total of 730 projects. That's across the building Canada and stimulus funds, base funding. There are several different programs.

Transport committee  No, thank you.

Transport committee  The Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec is responsible for the Recreational Infrastructure Canada program.

Transport committee  I do not have the exact figure for Montreal, but I can find it and give it to you later.

Transport committee  The $250 million is transferred to the Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Base Funding Program. It is a program that was created in the 2007 budget, whereby every province receives $25 million a year for 7 years. In Canada's Economic Action Plan, the federal government gave e