Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Wernick, for coming in, and thanks to your staff.
Obviously, thanks to the Auditor General also.
The budget has gone up from two and a half times, over the last 10 or 11 years, with another $20 million; I think that's focused a little differently. Has that budget gone up proportionately over those 10 or 11 years? It would appear that the $20 million...it takes about $10 million to implement the enhanced prevention approach. If I understand correctly, that started in 2007. But I also believe money doesn't solve all the issues.
Secondly, can you give me an idea--you may have said this already, but I was a little late getting in, for which I apologize--of when you would know to what degree that implementation is working?
Thirdly, you have some willing provinces. Are the other provinces, the ones that are not on the program, keen to come on and adopt it?
Fourth, I want to go back to the residential schools issue. This comes out of the Auditor General's report. A good thing happened, and we've had some bad results from it. It would appear that sometimes when money flows, people who are not used to handling it may cause some social issues in terms of drugs and alcohol.
So I'm wondering if we can have some help. I'm looking for assistance. Should something else come along where we're asked to dispense money, we don't want to be creating more problems just by doing something that is good, that is needed. I think that was a concern.
Finally, with regard to the money that is transferred to the provinces for the administration--the implementation happens through the bands--is there any discretion on that money?
Thank you.