Thank you, Madam Chairperson. Madam Chairperson, there have been several initiatives, that have been ongoing. This government had the community action plan where we tried to assist communities in developing their own wellness plans. In the past, we know that we did eliminate that funding, or reduced it, through the federal government.
There is the wellness action plan whose work is ongoing right now in conjunction with our government and with the aboriginal organizations through the brighter futures. Our government also has community development funds through Education, Culture and Employment and through Municipal and Community Affairs in respect to developing and training resources at the community level. I think what is important to note as well, in respect of financial resources, we recognize that there is a lot of duplication in administration out there of resources. One of the community empowerment and community wellness initiatives was to try to pool some of those resources to get some efficiencies there; to get some fiscal flexibility to communities at a local level or regionally; to allow them to make decisions so that hopefully they can enhance their programs and break down some of the barriers between agencies and between government departments, Madam Chairperson. Thank you.