Finance committee  It has to, yes.

Finance committee  Yes, that's right. I apologize. I didn't really put a list of asks at the bottom of my notes, but one of them would definitely be, can we please reduce the amount of time it takes to review these funding applications? Environment Canada's EcoAction program usually takes six a

Finance committee  Yes. As I mentioned, we have had delays with DFO's recreational fisheries program as well. I think this problem does exist with many of the federal funding programs, at least in the environmental sector. Again, with that one, usually it's.... I'm trying to remember. That was anno

Finance committee  That are applying...? Yes. Occasionally a new one is created, but yes, many are applying year after year for this funding.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Easter. Good morning, honourable members of Parliament, and ladies and gentlemen. I am the director of the Trout River Environmental Committee, which is a community-based, non-profit environmental organization on the north shore of P.E.I. We are focused on restor