There are certainly priority areas. Included in the Great Lakes action plan, as you are aware, there have been previous plans that have focused on very specific areas. We will continue to do that. I'm referring to the global budget of the department. The $54 million I referred to is not allocated to specific projects. It is the investment on the part of the Government of Canada on an annual basis relative to the health of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence system.
The infrastructure investments I referred to are all available on a community-by-community basis, whether you're talking about the stimulus funds, the green infrastructure fund, the gas tax fund, or the Building Canada fund. St. Lawrence investments are equally eligible, as are the Great Lakes investments and others. I'm simply referring to the historic investments that have been made at this point, the dollars that have been committed by the government.
We are aware that there are significant investments, particularly in relation to waste water, that will need to be undertaken. In particular, the city of Montreal has waste water systems that are in dire need of upgrades. It is certainly an issue of which we are aware and that we will continue to discuss with the province and the city.