I wanted to follow up, Minister, on a question that Bill had asked on the settlement funding. The $307 million, I think, will go a long way, as you say, because it seemed that a lot of groups were really stretched when it came to providing settlement services. One thing I've learned from being on this committee is that many volunteer organizations, cultural organizations, and others help with various settlement services, whether it's refugees or new immigrants coming into the country. I was wondering if you could explain if the money that's going to be transferred is going to be transferred directly to the provinces to deal with the services, or is there going to be some sort of effort to engage some of these other groups that provide excellent services but often don't have the resources to do what they're doing? Is there any way we can engage provincial governments to utilize these groups more effectively in providing services, and maybe even potentially get them money? What ideas do you have about trying to support the work of their groups?
On May 10th, 2006. See this statement in context.