The committee was concerned with the yearly grant made to the Dene Nation under the population health activity in the amount of $143,000. With the departure of several aboriginal groups from the Dene Nation, committee members wondered if the grant should be given to the individual aboriginal governments. The department has agreed to review the grant and provide the committee with information on the history and reasoning for the continuing of the grant and how the government might adapt the funding to address the issue of equitability.