Thank you for your question.
For the first period, 2016-17, that is, it is true that the government has not spent half the funding set aside for infrastructure. It has carried the remaining amount forward.
That said, this kind of delay is not unusual in view of the infrastructure investments that are earmarked for the provinces and municipalities. You come from a riding that includes the large municipality of Sherbrooke, and you know very well that it can be difficult at times. This somewhat delayed economic growth in the past year. Since these investments have been delayed, the growth can be expected in the next two years. Growth in GDP and delaying this infrastructure spending does of course have an impact on government expenditures and on the deficit itself. That is why the deficit is a bit higher than expected, although just slightly so in relation to what we projected in October.