Yes, funding will be used for programs that are currently cost-shared with the provinces. The provinces will have the responsibility to design and deliver the program in conjunction with a variety of other agents in the province that they choose. In the case of first nations communities, it will be delivered directly by the federal government in conjunction with regional liaison committees, and those include us, Indian and Northern Affairs, and the Assembly of First Nations representatives. So the three of us on a regional basis will look at the needs in the region and determine how those needs will be met with the budget available. Those committees exist today, and that is the current process.
On February 12th, 2009. See this statement in context.