Thank you, Mr. Chair. Some of the existing programs that are coming over to Environment and Natural Resources, as the Minister pointed out, are the existing grants and contribution programs, Community Harvesters Assistance Program and local wildlife committee funding. There’s also the Take a Kid Trapping Program and, of course, the revolving fund for the guaranteed payments to trappers.
We’ve been playing a large role in the past, working with ITI on administering these programs. We don’t feel it will be a major impact as we transition. However, internally we are doing a review of where things are at.
We do want to have a strategic approach going forward for this program. We do recognize the challenges with the finances, the fiscal challenges. We want to seize on the opportunity to look at partnerships going forward to increase the funding available for the promotion of the traditional economy. So it’s at the early stages and we really want to see where we can improve the program here come April 1st and beyond. Thank you.