Definitely so, but not only that. One of the things that happens in this whole process is the inability to really look at the equitable way we can utilize it. I met with the Auditor General in 2007, and it seems that every time there's an issue with first nations and governments and the issue of accountability, it is the first nations themselves who have to bear the burden of a process. Like now, are we going to be funded differently? In 2011, there's a new scheme up front. Why couldn't we just fix what we had and make it better and more accountable? We have no problem with the accountability part of it. It's just costing the government many more dollars in waste that could be going to first nations communities.
On September 29th, 2009. See this statement in context.