Martha Hall Findlay at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On May 26th, 2009. See this statement in context.

May 26th, 2009 / 12:15 p.m.

Liberal

Martha Hall Findlay Liberal Willowdale, ON

I was referring to the fact that he, in committee, was only able to refer to two relatively small projects in British Columbia.

I will ask again if you can confirm how much money has actually been spent of the $1.8 billion that was allocated. We hear this wonderful language about allocations, announcements, reannouncements. Allocations and announcements do not pay wages; they do not stimulate the economy until the money is actually out there. So could you give me some idea of how much money, through this vote 35, is actually now in the economy being spent?

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