You say that currently, the communication between the government and the Assembly of First Nations or other representatives has essentially been interrupted, or has broken down. In the past, however, you did have discussions with the federal government. How did it justify the decision to limit transfer increases to 2%—transfers to aboriginal communities—whereas transfers to provinces and territories were larger? What argument did the government use to defend that decision?
On October 6th, 2014. See this statement in context.