Evidence of meeting #20 for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Liberal
Dominic LeBlanc Liberal Beauséjour, NB
Okay.
As I said, I will be very clear. Amounts that have not been spent by March 31, 2023 will be recovered by the receiver general of Canada. They will not be transferred to the provinces. No province will have that money unless we agree on a joint list of projects. That will of course take a number of years.
I do not want you to be pessimistic. I have full confidence in your provincial government. We will get there.
12:50 p.m.
Bloc
Xavier Barsalou-Duval Bloc Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, QC
Let me go back to points 3A and 3B.
The programs mentioned ended on March 31, 2020.
Will the money that was not used by March 31, 2020 be transferred to the remaining envelope, to be used by March 31, 2023?
12:50 p.m.
Liberal
Dominic LeBlanc Liberal Beauséjour, NB
No, it will not.
You are talking about funding allocated for phase 1. Public servants refer to that as funding inherited from other programs. The amounts that have not been spent will not be transferred to the current investing in Canada infrastructure fund, whose funding must be spent by March 31, 2023.
12:50 p.m.
Bloc
Xavier Barsalou-Duval Bloc Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, QC
For a second time, you are not honouring the agreement with Quebec.
12:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Schiefke
Thank you very much, Mr. Barsalou-Duval.
Thank you very much, Minister, and your departmental officials for appearing before the committee today. It was indeed the enjoyable experience we thought it would be. We look forward to hosting you once again in the near future.
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Liberal