Thank you, Madam Chair. I have three questions on the sessional statement that the Premier addressed to us, with regard to the community capacity building fund. The Premier told the House that the eligibility criteria are designed to create incentives for all governments, whether public or aboriginal, within a community to collaborate in developing and subsequently endorsing the community plan that benefits the community at large. I believe we heard that in many communities that were in the paper, that the governments were not able to achieve consensus on how to spend this money south of the lake and around the lake here. We have, since, heard the Premier say that, at some point, this government may have to just step in and make those decisions.
Mr. Premier, I believe that we're a long way from that, and I believe that it's incumbent on us to provide some help and guidance in this new type of decision-making, first. For too long this government has been making some of these major decisions, and this approach has really supported the communities in terms of making decisions, in terms of this funding. Because we have limited funding, we want to give the communities an opportunity. I know at some point we're going to have to make a decision if communities aren't able to come to a decision, which may be seen that this government is taking back 100 percent control of how communities are going to spend their money.
So I want to ask the question to the Premier, Madam Chair. Is he prepared to make every effort to assist the governments within the communities in their decision-making process, and can we be helpers in this process in helping him make that decision, or, at some point, are we going to have to take control back of that decision-making process? Thank you.