Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Economic Development Advisory Forum was created a number of years ago as part of the Aboriginal Summit. It never did really get off the ground in playing a significant role in providing advice on economic development regionally. So it put together some recommendations, it met occasionally, and so on. As with the $490,000, it is my intention to use the $240,000 as a grant to the aboriginal organizations at the regional level, let them use that for capacity, for the support that they need. Mr. Chairman, I might say that, as well, of the regional reorganization and capacity building funds, there is 100,000 in there that I intend to allocate to the regional organizations, as well. So, Mr. Chairman, the net result will be $830,000 that will be distributed to the aboriginal organizations at the regional level for them to be able to participate, as I said before, on a government-to-government relationship with us. We're not going to tell them how to spend it except that it has to be spent generally within this purpose; but how much to spend on travel, how much to spend on researchers or renting an office or something, that's going to be their decision. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Joe Handley on Committee Motion 31-15(3): Recommendation To Hold Self-government And Land Claim Negotiations In Relevant Regions, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on February 27th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 31-15(3): Recommendation To Hold Self-government And Land Claim Negotiations In Relevant Regions, Carried
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 26th, 2006
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