I think this would be a major concern for municipalities in most regions of Canada--their ability to start projects in the fall or winter season, depending on the nature of the project.
Once we get a chance to look at the spreadsheet data provided by the Deputy Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, we'll be able to provide you with some of the timeline-related issues and what the jobs impacts, potentially, could be.
That was our original reason for requesting the data, too. In my position as budget officer, I feel that not only do we need to provide advice on the flow of the money--is the money flowing--but on what is the potential impact both in terms of output and in terms of jobs.
When we look at the economy right now, at third quarter we're going to see very modest growth. We still see that we were losing private sector jobs in this country over the summertime. There are a lot of issues about how strong the fourth quarter will be and even 2010. So it's very important that we.... We agree. We need to track the stimulus spending, particularly infrastructure, because that's where the multiplier is the largest and can have the biggest impact on jobs for Canadians.
But again, when we get the spreadsheet, we'll turn our attention to it very quickly to give you that assessment of what the impact could be.