I think it's important, as Richard has commented as well, that we're not talking about a comptrollership function with first nations; we're talking about an auditor general who looks beyond finances at questions of outcomes, of how programs are designed, of appropriateness. All of those things need to be taken into account.
What we're talking about here through Bill C-2, and from what we've looked at, is the development of a different ethics infrastructure, if you will, in Canada. We've already started working on that. We have our own cultures and traditions to draw on to add to that ethics infrastructure in Canada, and we want to do it and we're going to do it. That's part of what we're talking about in terms of our contribution.
I also want to quote this from the Auditor General's testimony:
It's really about establishing relationships. It's also putting the practices and the institutions in place in those communities that will support their own development and will support their accountability to their people.
That's why we have been supportive of the idea of a first nations auditor general; it goes to the whole idea of building institutions. For us, those institutions are going to be supportive of our governments, of our people, and we'll have relationships with other institutions in Canada so that we have the best practices and the best programs and services for our people.