Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I am going to bring up the topic of capacity building in the context that is being used around here, to be specific about capacity building. I am curious to hear the Minister's thoughts in this regard. When we talk about capacity building, we are talking about block dollars being given to communities, organizations and whatnot. How does the Minister define these block dollars for capacity building? The reason I ask that is, are they being crafted in such a way that they go to specific tasks or organizations?
Do we predetermine the type of outcome we are searching for in the sense that it is predetermined that we want to raise the employment in communities, the capacity dollars being directed to agencies that will say I will demonstrate that I will increase the employment in this community? Are the capacity dollars predetermined in that way?
Do we look at capacity dollars in a specific context? For example, an organization may say, well, we need capacity building to pick up three extra delivery trucks so we can actually compete on this level to help supply much needed services that will come with this.
Does it mean capital expenses such as an organization at this existing time does this particular service but they realize that they need to keep a lot of items on hand so they need to build a warehouse to compete on a capital level? What provisions are being instituted in this particular case to define capacity building?
We constantly hear about we want to give dollars to organizations and communities to help them with their capacity building, but capacity building is a big word that, honestly, at the end of the day, really means nothing. It means everything but nothing. What does capacity building mean in details? Can you give me examples of how that would sort of filter down to the little guy out there that wants to participate, make an honest buck, and improve their living conditions in their community?
I am talking about the people that really, on the ground level, keep those communities running. Can I get some defined examples or maybe hear some provisos on how capacity is structured? I guess, in essence, define capacity building according to the Webster's dictionary at the Legislative Assembly. Thank you.