OGGO Committee Report

The Committee recommends that:

Recommendation 1

The government improve its reporting of the implementation of the Economic Action Plan by enhancing the actionplan.gc.ca website to include more details concerning the projects that have received economic stimulus funds, such as adding the exact amount of federal money committed to a project, the amount of federal money spent and the number of jobs that have been created or maintained by funding the project.

Recommendation 2

The government abide by its obligations under the House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Second Edition, 2009, page 1070, which states that "federal departments and agencies are required to submit documents to committees in both official languages."

Recommendation 3

The government honour its funding commitments for all projects that have been approved for stimulus spending, even if the implementation of the projects continue past the March 31, 2011 deadline.

Recommendation 4

The government must study the direct impact of the Economic Action Plan on the maintenance and creation of jobs, both federally and provincially, and report employment numbers to Canadians as soon as these numbers become available.

Recommendation 5

Any lapsed funding earmarked for the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund be distributed using the same formula of the Gas Tax Fund.

Recommendation 6

The government establish strict guidelines that ensure that all government advertising is seen to be strictly non-partisan in both look and feel and content, and that any links from government websites do not have links to partisan material.