Good afternoon. I would like to thank you for being here with us this afternoon. I would also like to thank you for sending written copies of your presentations.
My question has to do with the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership program.
If I am not mistaken, there are significant delays from when the groups apply for funding to when they receive an answer. I am specifically thinking about the 54 Mi'kmaq students who submitted an application. They got an answer in November 2011, just two days before the beginning of the training.
What is the reason for those delays? Are they common?