Finance committee  The social economy initiative, basically, was to provide infrastructure funding for infrastructure and for seeding for a number of programs at the local community level, particularly focused on assisting people who are currently somewhat disadvantaged in the marketplace. It was for investments in small business and a variety of other things that people wish to do.

Finance committee  Thank you. My name is Mike Tarr, and I want to thank you for allowing us to appear before you. I am the chairman of the board of Credit Union Central of Canada, or Canadian Central, as it's usually known. I too have a day job, and it's CEO of Northern Savings Credit Union, located on the north coast of British Columbia.