Indeed, flexibility is important. In our implementation, the stated objective is that this is a national policy. Overall, the criteria were actually still met, in my view. I do agree that it is important to harmonize the definitions.
You may already know that I am also the president of Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions. I think that, there too, we have programs for secondary and tertiary processing, but I won't elaborate on that. The important thing is to be able to adapt the way the program is applied, within the limits of what is permissible.
In northern Ontario, where I'm also currently working, we have placed significant emphasis on projects carried out in partnership with indigenous peoples and projects involving industrial development and tourism. That meets a need in northern Ontario, so that's what we have focused on.
We have also worked with the CFDCs, since there is a whole network there too. We were therefore able to divide up the work between us. FedNor took on the small and medium-sized businesses in certain sectors and divided up the work so as to be able to coordinate with the CFDCs. That was the second pillar of this program. There was money for the agencies and there was money for the CFDCs. We worked together, while avoiding interfering in each other's work, to make it easier for them, for us, and especially for the client base, who needed quick access to programs, in light of the situation.