Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I would be interested in knowing what the criteria are for applications to be considered. I wonder if the Minister would share that with the members of this committee?
The reason I ask is that going through the annual report and the Business Development Fund recipients, you see a number of approvals and things like DDC got some money for travel expenses for a chiefs' meeting. It sounds to me like that should probably have been something that aboriginal affairs looked after, rather than it coming out of BDF. Or an airplane was chartered for people to attend a gospel festival. Again, I am having trouble understanding how that ties into a business development process.
I notice that there was a theatre project which was funded. Again, that sounds more like something Education, Culture and Employment should be doing through their grants programs for the arts.
I am just trying to get an idea of just how focused this program is. I really have to question that, given what I see in terms of some of the projects here.
Will the Minister undertake to provide members of this committee with a criteria? I certainly appreciate, with the three that I have just mentioned being provided with, an understanding of how they could qualify under those criteria? If that could be done, I would appreciate it.
I understand that will not happen today, but I would like it in the near future, Mr. Chairman, if possible, I would like it in writing. Thank you.