Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
I also thank finance committee for accepting my three nominations for witnesses. That's very much appreciated. The people of Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario certainly appreciate that.
I'll ask the three questions, and then perhaps others can also jump in.
Mr. Hanlon, the community development trust is a $1 billion program over three years, it's not $1 billion a year, as requested. But I'll ask you, and maybe Mr. Coles, if labour was consulted, seeing as it seems to be more a skills development and retraining package. How consulted were you in the design and layout of the program and the kinds of conditions you wanted to see?
Your Worship, yesterday one of your colleagues from Saskatchewan stated that forestry has earned the right for national support. So when we talk about the community development trust, it specifically eliminates communities such as yours and identifies only single-industry towns. I'm wondering what you think the threshold limit for such a program should be. And if the program is going to be delivered by the province, do you feel there's any hope for municipalities to get some access to this funding?
Mr. Rigato, your talk about biofibre created quite a splash in the natural resources committee a few weeks ago. Certainly that recommendation will be included in the natural resources committee's report to Parliament, but I'm wondering if you have any suggestions for the finance committee as to how that idea specifically can gain some national traction.
Thank you.