Thank you very much for the question.
I'm so glad you mentioned your Banff Centre, because it was amazing to visit that centre. They were very complimentary to this government for many years of support, and I know how hard you've worked to assist them. Aside from the Banff Centre, there's your mention of the food bank, God bless you, because they really do value how we feel about helping those who are vulnerable.
Continue doing the work you're doing. It's very important in your riding, and they appreciate it very much.
With regard to the estimates, that specific transfer is a huge and popular transfer, especially in my home province. Of course, I'm a Métis woman, so National Aboriginal Day on June 21 is something that we celebrate frequently.
We have expertise in the Department of Canadian Heritage. We do the Canada Day grants as well. As I said before to Monsieur Dion, we're very proud of the work that is done there, and that is why Aboriginal Affairs transfers these funds: because we're already able to and capable of providing the expertise to manage those requests.
Aboriginal Day is celebrated from coast to coast to coast by the first nations, by our Métis, and by our Inuit. It is a celebration that, again, honours their heritage and honours their culture, and I am just so very pleased that the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs allows us to take part in helping those communities to celebrate a very, very important day. They are the first people. They are Canada's first people, and they're worth celebrating. Their history is worth celebrating.
Thank you for asking the question. I appreciate it.