Government Operations committee  The budget in chapter 3, in its entirety, is intended to be stimulative. It's intended to support housing, infrastructure, Canada's sectoral competitiveness, and consumer confidence.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Martin, perhaps I can try to explain the process. The starting point for vote 35 consideration was that it clearly had to be part of Canada's economic action plan. It was clearly articulated in the budget. The budget met with the approval of the House, so therefore anything that was in the budget was a potential call on vote 35.

Government Operations committee  In response to what I believe was your third question on the elements comprising the increase in grants in Industry Canada—vote 10 is their grant vote—there are a number of factors contributing to this increase, most of which are related to budget 2009 priorities. As an example, funding to support marquee festivals and events was a flagship element of budget 2009.