Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The comments have been of a pretty general nature at this point, just because the plan is really at its early stages and clear announcements haven't yet been made as to how the agency will be implemented. But I think the comments we've gotten are generally supportive. People are happy that this is happening.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As Patrick pointed out, the strategic priorities are identified through a process of engagement with stakeholders. That's going to take place in May. I think there's an expectation, given that there was widespread support for the priorities selected in the first round, that the change is not going to be dramatic in the new set of five-year investment plans that'll be elaborated through the engagement process Patrick alluded to.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  If you're looking for a brief answer, I think I can manage that. Part of what you've touched on really falls outside my bailiwick within the northern affairs organization. Very briefly, the two programs you mentioned, the procurement strategy for aboriginal business and ABC, are both national programs.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The plan at this point is to allocate the funding evenly among the three territories.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  SINED is the flagship program, run out of the northern affairs organization at the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. There are a couple of new programs introduced in budget 2009, which we're in the process of thinking through as to how they're going to be delivered in the three territories.