Public Safety committee  If I could just answer it, this is a fundamental look, a comprehensive look at the first nations policing program in terms of funding, delivery mechanisms, adequacy, the kinds of services being delivered, and so on, and it's really about effectiveness and responsiveness--is it fu

Public Safety committee  I would like to clarify something. Previously, I said there were agreements between the federal government and the provinces and territories. Just to be more precise, the agreement with the Province of Quebec is the same as the agreement with the Province of Ontario, whereby th

Public Safety committee  We've done much better in this current fiscal year over last year; we've spent about 50% more. We have not spent all the moneys available this year either. We went through the repositioning and the three separate funds. That has taken its time in terms of our own officials adjus

Public Safety committee  Yes, there is money that is available there. I would be pleased to look into it to find out what the—

Public Safety committee  What they said and why is it like that? There is funding available.

Public Safety committee  There are agreements in place until the end of this fiscal year. Each year we have discussions among deputy ministers. I co-chair a group of deputy ministers who are studying this issue. The group includes the Deputy Minister of Justice and a deputy minister from Alberta. We a

Public Safety committee  Merci. In the program this year, we will probably be spending in the order of approximately $30 million. There will still be some money left at that point in time, so I'd be pleased to look into an individual case for you, if there are cases there. I don't know—

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. For the main estimates for 2010-11, there's an amount of $64.7 million. It is distributed among the three funds. One is the crime prevention action fund, which is $37.4 million. I think this is the breakdown you were looking for. The other is the northe

Public Accounts committee  I think it's safe to say it will be very soon—a very short timeframe.

Public Accounts committee  I can't hold any provincial government to that, but it will be very soon. Once all the ministers have done that, I think you'll see an announcement as a result.

Public Accounts committee  No, this is the critical infrastructure plan. It's focused on critical infrastructure. I think the honourable member is referring to the disaster financial assistance arrangements, which is the current contribution plan. It has been in place and been well-respected for many, ma

Public Accounts committee  On the ice storm, there are two components: one is federal, and the other is the Quebec government one. It was a very complex claim. It took a substantial period of time to pull elements of the claim together, which is entirely understandable. There was a huge claim from Quebec

Public Accounts committee  I'm not really in a position to say; it will depend on the ongoing exchange between the two governments. But I can tell you there has been very cooperative work between both levels of government.

Public Accounts committee  As I understood the question, just to reiterate, in terms of the approval process for the plan, there was a meeting of deputy ministers that occurred in September. There was consensus to move ahead with the approval. All the provinces and territories are engaged in that now at th

Public Accounts committee  I'd have to get some clarity on that. Maybe what I can say is that as soon as we have final approval, there's going to actually be a ministerial announcement made, with all the provincial and territorial governments, to release it.