Finance committee  Absolutely.

Finance committee  I'm glad you asked that question. It's absolutely one of the keys to this program. We're saying that of the $5 million, we'd like 50% to come from profit and not-for-profit and the other 50% to come from government. To this date I'm thrilled to tell you that we have commitments of $1.8 million from private and not-for-profit, and the—

Finance committee  We're looking at $833,000 per year for three years from the federal government for on-reserve populations. We have met with the Ontario government and they've expressed an interest, but again we come down to that provincial-territorial-federal relationship. That's why we say we need a maximum of $833,000 per year from the federal government for three years.

Finance committee  The pilot program would cost $5 million over three years. That would cover 5,000 kids. If you do the math at $250, it obviously doesn't work out to that, but it would allow us to do all of the customization around the content. So while the computer itself costs about $190, the extra dollars are all for content customization, including the literacy stuff and the financial literacy stuff.

Finance committee  The age group based on the research for this particular model is 6 to 12.

Finance committee  For the federal government portion alone?

Finance committee  For the federal government portion alone, over five years it would be an investment of $15 million, I believe. That would be for 250,000 children nationally.

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for the opportunity to present to the committee. My comments will focus on the first question the committee has put forward, which is in regard to the spending measures needed for prosperity and sustainability. Specifically, my presentation focuses on the fastest-growing population in Canada: aboriginal children.