Environment committee  Thank you for the question. I'll take that in two levels. I think that, when I last spoke to that committee, we were talking about our northern adult basic education program which was, as I think I mentioned, literacy and numeracy, and that has been advancing very well across all

Environment committee  I won't answer the good job, but I will give you an update on how things have gone since I last appeared before that committee. Projects continue to move through the environmental assessment systems in all three territories. That has happened. Projects are going into constructio

Environment committee  A lot of effort goes into not just doing it but answering the question about where to put these efforts optimally. There are many government departments, whether it's the coast guard, or Environment Canada in some of its own investments.... We have to have the proper charting, na

Environment committee  It's not per capita, sir.

Environment committee  No, we don't distribute it that way.

Environment committee  Contribution programming, as you know, is based on the parameters of our programs. It's based on who submits. It's based on meeting those parameters and the approvals around them. It's impossible to actually allocate on that basis. That being said, as I pointed out, the distribu

Environment committee  Well, for our organization in the north, we take that very, very seriously. As I know you understand, in almost everything we do we take that in line, including in our contributions, where we try to focus on renewables. As you know, most of the energy produced in the north remain

Environment committee  Yes. I don't have it with me, but we produce that on a yearly basis in order to monitor how the funds are being spent. I can generally tell you there is virtually identical and equitable distribution among the three.

Environment committee  I think it's an important thing to move forward, but like all technology, it takes time. We are making progress as the north.

Environment committee  No, that's just by amount. The three amounts are about equal among the three territories. It's not based on per capita calculations.

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am pleased to be here to discuss the supplementary estimates (B) for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency—CanNor. I would like to thank the committee for the opportunity to give you a brief overview of our work to advance economic developme