Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, so -- sorry, and I was actually -- I apologize. I was actually looking for more detailed notes, really, from the ITI as the Member was raising the concern. And the reason I wanted to do that in hearing where the concern was going was to be able to provide the assurance around the structure of the program. You know, we had some helpful information back from the committee around how to ensure that this money is indeed circulating to the Northwest Territories, circulating to Northwest Territories residents and businesses and spending time here. The, you know, general approach to ITI programming isn't a residency approach but, in general, we do want to ensure that there are -- that the money is circulating in the Northwest Territories. So, for instance, here, there is a requirement that the applicant have a physical address here in the Northwest Territories, a Northwest Territories tourism operator licence, that they're registered here, if applicable, with the Business Corporations Act, that they are paying income tax here. And as I said, again, the -- you know, the direction discretionally is that it is meant to be, you know, money that is staying with the operations here in the territories and focusing on that. And so while the ownership might reside somewhere else, the purpose of the funding is to ensure that the tourism infrastructure and the tourism industry in the Northwest Territories stays healthy and stays diverse and stays vibrant, and that's really the goal here. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Caroline Wawzonek on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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