Thank you, Madam Chair.
I want to expand on what I was speaking about earlier. When you look at the possibility of sustainable funding, it makes it a lot more advantageous for the municipalities. Let's face it: at the end of the day, any dollars that come down from the province and the feds are offsetting dollars that would otherwise have to be paid for by property taxpayers and by wastewater ratepayers. With that, it does lend itself to community improvement planning with respect to economic, social, and environmental strategies, etc.
I know that in my riding we recently had an announcement of $81 million for transit alone. In talking to the mayors, they haven't expressed, as I did in my past life, on many occasions, frustration with the funding models coming in—from the federal government at least. Recently, they haven't expressed any concern whatsoever. It's been exactly the opposite: they're quite appreciative of the funds they were getting from both the province and the feds. Of course, those gave them the ability to leverage the funds they're budgeting on an annual basis.
Can you explain to me what you mean? You mentioned earlier that your definition of “delays” didn't lend itself to project delays, or invoicing, or receipts not being submitted. What are you actually defining as a delay in the infrastructure, and the overall funding of the infrastructure projects?