Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the newly minted Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. I’d like to congratulate him on his initiation into question period previously.

I’d like to follow up on my Member’s statement with regard to options for community governments and assistance that might be available for them. I’d like to ask the Minister what options or what services exist at this time that will provide assistance to communities when they feel that it is needed under their lack of capacity under the New Deal.