Again, all I can come back to is two things. One, the Auditor General looked at the program and how it was rolled out, and you have to balance, of course, the proper kind of oversight and risk management. When you're talking about these kinds of dollars, it's important that we have the right kind of programming and oversight in place to make sure it's done properly. The Auditor General gave officials, I think we all have to admit, a really glowing report, indicating that not only did they get the money out in record time, but they did so without sacrificing what taxpayers expect on the oversight, and they made sure it was done properly.
On the other hand, for many of these projects, again, before the money is spent, the economic activity is already happening. It truly is a case in which somebody will take on an agreement, we sign the contribution agreement, and they construct and incur expenses and economic activity the moment we sign that agreement. So the money starts having an impact even before we pay the bills. I tell people that it's a little like the infrastructure project in your home. If you're going to renovate a bathroom, you call in the people; the plumbers go to work, the carpenters are there, the suppliers are busy supplying, and jobs are being created, but you don't pay the bill until it's done and it's been inspected. The same sort of thing happens here. Not all the money goes out, but it's been that way, as you know, Mr. McCallum, since Liberal days. It was exactly the same. You can't pay the bills before they're submitted.