Thank you very much.
The process is that the money will be allocated to specific projects between April and June 30.
Mr. Chair, this member knows that the projects are not allocated at this point, but the programs on which they will be spent are in fact specifically set out in our economic action plan. As for the over-the-top kinds of comments that money is going to be dropped from a helicopter, the departments must meet a number of conditions in order to receive money from this fund.
First of all, as I've said, programs or projects must be economic action plan initiatives included in budget 2009 and passed by Parliament. Funds can be allocated only between April and June 30 of this year as bridge funding until money is available through supplementary estimates A or B. Appropriate checks and balances must be in place. Treasury Board approval must be obtained. Existing requirements on accountability--