The delivery mechanism I think that we have in mind, should it be successful in getting through the House and getting support of Members, is the new BDIC which will have regionally-focused program delivery. Largely the mechanisms used to deliver economic development lending and programs in the regions now would be those going forward, at least initially. I think there will be some evolution and some progression there as regions and communities gain the capability to deliver the programming themselves.
But we think as a transition, it would make sense to keep the current mechanisms in place and our idea would be to see our $30 million, or whatever our percentage of this money, go through the BDIC and make sure the regions are involved. Those in fact are the people who have their ear to the ground and are working with people in communities and understand the needs in these communities. It would be my preference that those are the ones reviewing projects.
Low interest loans are certainly a very good idea. I think we are more likely to look at loans as compared to contributions or grants, because we can make and stretch loans farther, especially if we are able to partner with other federal agencies, with Aboriginal Business Canada, and make our money go further and help more people. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.