That's not good enough, with respect, Mr. Minister. We are being asked to allocate to you an extra $443 million here today. This committee is supposed to acquiesce and say that we know everything is in good order, and we're supposed to be basically sending you on, in a budgetary sense--the vote there--with $9 billion to spend this year. Good intentions aren't going to cut it. I think it is fair for you to share with the rest of these parliamentarians where you are at. We'd like to know more than the generalities, and if there are problems, which ones should we anticipate in terms of getting dollars out the door, stimulating the economy, and the double grace of having them actually do some good in terms of structural help for the economy? Are there no numbers and is there no list that you can share? Surely, given the amount of emphasis the government is putting on infrastructure, you must have the information systems in place. Can you not tell us where you are headed?
You want extra money. Is the $2.9 billion you've already been allocated going to be fully spent this year? Can you give us that assurance?