That's a good question, Georgina. Mahsi cho for that question.
Earlier on I made comments. A gentleman talked about how you get services and programs, not only on reserve. But I also have to be mindful of the terminology, because in the Northwest Territories and Yukon there aren't reserves. You have to be respectful and mindful. But, for ease of discussion, a half of our people live on reserves; a half live off. I made the point earlier on about the need for and use of technology to make sure that everybody has access to these services and programs, whether on or off reserve.
I talked about the need for provincial government involvement as well. This is the federal government, but there is the role of the provinces. They control the curricula and have monies transferred to them from the federal government, through EPF financing, for three things: education, health care and social services. So there's a role for provincial governments as well. I lifted up the B.C. government for providing $50 million for indigenous language revitalization.
I also made the point about the Corbiere decision. That decision states that regardless of residency, you have the right to vote for your chief and council. Now there's going to be a reasonable expectation that the portability of services and programs should follow. We say, “I'm not just a treaty Indian because I live on Little Black Bear.” That would be also...in this case. Make sure that the resources are out there in the community, but the chiefs and councils are going to have a responsibility to look after their membership and citizenship regardless of residency.
So there is technology; the use of provincial government involvement; and respect of first nations' jurisdiction regarding looking after their citizens' needs, whether for housing, education or, in this case, language revitalization.