Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Yes, indeed we've had a number of conversations with the Métis settlements in Alberta in a few contexts. One context is within the $305-million program that was initiated to support communities. With that portion of funding, we provided funding to the Métis nation, but there is also money that's apparently being provided through a $15-million proposal-driven fund, which is a component of the $305 million. I think the officials from Indigenous Services Canada can probably speak more to that.
From a governance perspective, we've been having ongoing conversations with the Métis about some of their preoccupations with the pandemic and how they're moving forward as a set of communities.