Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm just -- I'm going to start with the BDIC here. You know, it seems -- and I understand that there is another line -- an item, and it's not going to be about the details of the BDIC, so. I see the Minister looking a little concerned.
My question is one of the things we have heard around SCEDI and the SCEDI committee from Indigenous leadership is the lack of funding for Indigenous organizations that, you know, is -- because a lot of times they're -- they don't have the -- and I'm not an accountant but they don't have the equity or maybe the financial reputation or whatever it's called to get a sort of standard bank loan, that there has been talk and want for a long time for an Indigenous investment bank, for lack of whatever you want to call it. So I guess my question is can -- because the BDIC -- and I know there's strategic plans, and I'm going to ask about them when we get there. But is there a way for the BDIC money to somewhat be repurposed this way to provide those -- that type of loan or to prioritize Indigenous businesses? I understand it's northern but my concern is I often hear is that people just can't get money out of the BDIC, and yeah, I -- I'll leave it at that for now. Thank you, Madam Chair.