Thanks to the Minister. I will wait anxiously to hear what’s coming in that briefing.
My other question here has to do with the ground ambulance and highway rescue situation. As I understand it, the Minister mentioned in his opening remarks the funding of $400,000 to enhance community capacity in this area. I would like to know…and I think on page 370 I believe it’s mentioned. Yes, it is. I hope, Mr. Chair, I can reference a number that’s on page 370 that also goes to page 369. The ground ambulance and highway rescue is set at $400,000. It’s been that, the same as last year. There was an increase from 2013-14, which I was glad to see, but it’s still a minimal amount of money in terms of what the communities are required to do in terms of ground ambulance and highway rescue.
Can I ask the Minister, first of all, is there any plan to increase the amount in ’16-17? Because I think $400,000 is certainly not enough money. Secondly, there was some work that was done around this program and the criteria for municipalities to get this money, I believe, was an application-based process before. Is it still the same? Do communities have to apply, or is this funding that goes to a community to help them? Hay River, Yellowknife, Simpson, for instance, to help them deal with emergencies on the highway?