Government Operations committee  Of course that is speculation at this time. I think when municipalities applied, they knew there was a finite window they had to work within. However, as I mentioned in my speech, things happen in discussions between the federal and provincial governments, or within construction

Government Operations committee  Two pages? Thank you. Crisis management is never perfect, and there are important lessons we must learn from this experience, lessons that we need to act on. The country must put every single stimulus dollar to work creating jobs in cities and communities. Federal, provincial, a

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Carlton will start the first part of our opening statement and I'll continue with the second part, if that meets with your pleasure.

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Brock. In the 2009 budget, Parliament set aside $5 billion in new federal stimulus funding for provincial, territorial, and municipal infrastructure projects. Today municipalities are matching federal investments in their communities. We manage stimulus projects from