The funding is provided to departments for these initiatives. They're responsible for implementing the initiatives under the terms and conditions of their programs. They have deputy heads as accounting officers who are responsible. Mr. Martin, in particular, who had a great deal to do with the Federal Accountability Act, will know all of these features. Deputy heads as accounting officers have the responsibility to ensure that funds are properly used.
We ourselves are gathering information from departments for the use of the quarterly reports to try to ensure that, in fact, funds are being used for the initiatives for which they've been allocated. In terms of slippage, I think maybe your question is a broader question. Some programs will go faster than others, and sometimes negotiations with provinces and municipalities will occur faster than others, as Hon. John Bairdsaid.
So it's hard to generalize. But I think so far, so good. I think this stimulus package is off to a good start.