Government Operations committee  Yes, it was about the timing. It wasn't a brand-new ask. It was about when the money was made available and brought into the departmental budget.

Government Operations committee  Since 2002, regulations have been in place. The private sector posts bonds to manage the mitigation of sites. Prior to 2002, such requirements did not exist. Speaking for the north in particular, two of the major mining projects—the Faro and the Giant—were active when the governm

Government Operations committee  We expect so. First nations are involved in the consideration of and participation in many development opportunities moving forward. For example, many of the resource projects have very direct impact benefit agreements with the communities to ensure that the northerners have dire

Government Operations committee  I won't be able to speak specifically to the age group from 15 years to 25 years, but from what we understand, there is generally increasing participation in these training opportunities. There is quite a diverse suite of them relating to territorial, community, and private secto

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. Just to make sure I understood, you're asking how we support communities in the north and how funds are transferred to the north.

Government Operations committee  The major challenges in the north. Okay. I will be speaking to north of 60, largely in the northern territories. In particular, small and very isolated communities, extreme weather, and limited capacity are some of the challenges they face. These challenges lead to difficult soc

Natural Resources committee  They're actually confidential business arrangements, so it would be very difficult for a government to know.

Natural Resources committee  Yes.

Natural Resources committee  We continue to track broad socio-economic indicators across the north.

Natural Resources committee  Yes--levels of employment, levels of education, all kinds of measures of socio-economic status development progress. We use those indicators as well. We also maintain a good relationship with the companies, so we have an informal understanding at the same time.

Natural Resources committee  If you look at, for example, the Ekati mine, I think it's very public the amount of employment there has been. There's been an impact on employment from a variety of communities, with tremendous economic benefit. In terms of the social impact back to those home communities, I thi

Natural Resources committee  I could see what formal information we have, with pleasure, and get back to you on that. I'm not sure how extensive it will be, but we'll certainly pull together what's available.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for the question. As I pointed out in our remarks, because of the different stages of devolution, the federal role in each one of those territories is different. In Yukon, I know that in my organization we no longer have regulatory responsibility for lands and waters a

Natural Resources committee  Mr. Chair, again, this is under the responsibility of my colleague.

Natural Resources committee  I can go further up the questions. The second question you posed was on the impact of the 2% gap in funding for education. Could you be precise about that 2%...just to be clear?