Our team prepared an overview of 15 OECD countries. We obtained results for 11 countries. The best practices are to be found in the United States on issues of transparency for economic stimulus measures. Clearly, there is a gap between Canada and the United States in terms of transparency. As I've stated, it is important for the next quarterly report to contain information on commitments as well as expenditures for each quarter.
On November 3rd, 2009. See this statement in context.