Bob McLeod

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is an area where we work with industry and also the communities and we provide a liaison function and also I guess a navigator kind of role I would think. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, there is an annual plan. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. As I said, the sunset clause has been extended to 2022. It was also looking at other opportunities for Aboriginal equity participation. We believe that is still an opportunity so that is why we are contributing a lesser amount of $100,000 per year. Others are contributing as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Seventeen positions reductions, 12 are filled, five are vacant. I provided this information the other day, but I’m pleased to present it again. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It’s continuing, I believe. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Right now we primarily evaluate it or based on the… As we said, we spent a dollar, we get the industry to spend… It’s resulted in the industry spending $2.7. We’ve only had this program going for two years, so it’s too early for it to result in having a brand new mine developed. It is bringing in money for exploration which is the backbone of mining. The recipients have to provide the reports and in our prospectors grub stake, two prospectors have sold projects to junior mining companies. That will certainly be another indicator of success. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The money was collected from the oil and gas industry that required to put the money into this Environmental Studies Research Fund, and normally, it would… There was a going concern there would be additional funding going into the revolving or research fund, but the fact that there’s no activity in the oil and gas sector, so there’s no industry putting any money into it. The money that had 974… I’ll ask through you, Mr. Chair… I’ll ask Ms. Archibald to provide further detail. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We contribute $100,000 and it pays to help with offices and salaries and some office supplies. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It’s one body not the only body that will give us advice. We’ll go out for a broad range of input so I don’t see it as only relying on one body. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Yes, I would, Mr. Chair.