I'll start off with the last question with regard to the stimulus. In Canada we signed a protocol with Minister Strahl to advance a new partnership with the Métis people. One of the segments in the protocol was to include the Métis as part of this stimulus plan.
We were invited...in fact our national leader attended a meeting with the Prime Minister. We were encouraged to put together plans, which we did. I think we've got some comprehensive and well thought out strategies, which would make some significant change to our situation. We're hearing there's potential for some of them moving ahead.
One of them is called a syndicated loan fund. We just met with Strahl to try to emphasize and enhance that very quickly. The syndicated loan fund will partner with our capital corporations. We have three in western Canada. It would enhance the three capital corporations to be able to help small and medium-sized business give loans of up to $1 million.
It's a proven fact that the capital corporations we manage are very successful. We showcase quite a substantial number of loans and we've been able to sustain ourselves. The funding is provided through Aboriginal Business Canada. We then manage the affairs through... There's no funding beyond that. We fund ourselves by earning interest from our initial contribution.
The stimulus loan fund—we're hoping the syndicated one—will be the first one to come down. We haven't had any success beyond that at this point. We're hoping we can get some of these to grab traction. So with regard to that, this seems to be the most promising one at this point.