No.
They are two different pieces, actually. The one you just referred to, your second piece, is that it's normal for invoices to be negotiated every month. A general contractor receives 20 to 30 invoices monthly from its subtrades. They negotiate a bit. Then it's incorporated into the bill that goes to the owner. That is the bill I'm referring to.
That's the invoice that goes in every month. It's normal for the general contractor and the owner, usually through the architect or engineer, to negotiate that bill. In Ontario and the other provinces that have adopted this type of legislation, they've allowed that negotiation to take place. That's your last point first, if you will.