Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think that the concern that the Member is raising is a good concern. I don't know if it is an inequity, but attention not being paid to the smaller communities, and I don't know what has created that to date, it is a point that has been taken well by the department. I would like to assure the Member that I have been asking the department where this has been, to find out whether this will be accessible to the communities or settlements by April 1. I think the department has been working hard on that particular policy.

The other area the Member has raised is also to do with community development which, again, has been done to some degree, as far as the staff are concerned on an ad hoc basis for councils. I think the department is working on creating a training program or some form of training for counsellors. For details on these, I would have to ask Mr. Menard to respond.