I could read you the formal mandate but I could give that to the Member instead. Essentially, the mandate, though, is to provide support to businesses where the private sector either is not interested in going or just cannot afford to go because the business may not be viable on its own. But at the same time, with a modest amount of support, a business could be supported and provide jobs in the community.
So it is aimed at those communities where it is marginal.
A second part of the mandate is to assist new ventures that are being established or having difficulty in getting through those few first years. So the Development Corporation does get involved in various ventures in a partnership arrangement to help keep them viable.
Those would be the two main purposes. Thank you.