Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I don't know; I don't think it's an important point, but the Power Corporation chairperson is appointed by the government, but I thought the CEO is appointed by the board. I was just trying to see a picture of what this new board is going to look like. Am I to understand that the programs, as they exist now under two corporations, are going to be the way they are until such time as the corporation goes through their review and decides how and what programs they are going to deliver?
I can understand that we needed to do consultation for five or six years. I can understand that we needed to do some consultation to make sure that there is a buy-in, but it really is unbelievable how much consultation has gone on. We know that the business program review has done their review, but still, apparently we couldn't implement those and we are still going to be going through another review once these two corporations become one.
I can see how, as the Minister indicated earlier, that the review should be done by those who are going to implement them and who are going to deliver them, but, at the same time, there is a downside in that, in that they might be too focused on everyday delivery and the life of these programs and not be able to get that broader perspective that the Ministers or politicians and the policy objectives of the organization, such as what is the role of government in developing businesses in non-market communities versus market economy.
I want to know, is this new corporation going to be delivering programs differently. Because I really think there are different business needs and financial needs in small communities versus market economies like Yellowknife. Are they going to be able to do that? I want to know also, what is the breakdown. Is the Minister going to be able to give a breakdown on how much of their budget should go into investments and how much should go into grants and contributions that are more socially objectively oriented, as opposed to financing which is more economically focused?
I still have a lot of questions about how this new group is going to look and what is the relationship with the Minister and Cabinet with the new board. What is the overall objective of the corporation? Is it any different? Is it much different, and, if so, how different than how these two corporations operate now?
The Minister didn't have to worry about not being able to answer some of the earlier questions, because I still have a lot more. Maybe he could attempt to give me some information on that. Thank you.