You are telling us that we will soon be needing aboriginal banks. Mr. Harrison, if I understood correctly, emergency transfers were supposed to be made to certain people. With regard to applications that have been made, do you have the numbers at hand showing how many applications were finalized and how many are yet to come?
I will start by asking all of my questions. I will give you time to consult. I also have one for Mr. Wernick.
Mr. Wernick, what kind of safety margin do you have to ensure that there will be a sufficient amount of money? Have you established a safety margin? If there is money left over at the end of the fiscal year, will you be able to carry it over to the next?
On another issue, let us look at the table at vote 45b, which deals with the program expenditures of the Indian Specific Claims Commission. Knowing that the commission lacks specialized counsel and that the time to process an application largely exceeds what could be considered a normal delay, despite the hard work by those mandated by the commission headed by the skilled and excellent Renée Dupuis, could you explain how the $20 million in additional assistance would help speed up the processing of applications? We know well that there is a shortage of experts particularly, ie, of specialized counsel.
We are in favour of the independent commission receiving additional funds, but we also want to make sure that the commission receives all the support necessary to carry out its work. I would like to get your views on that.