Absolutely.
Look, I think that we have a lot of work to continue to do. We talked about provincial transfers. I know that those are uncomfortable conversations, but a lot of those investments are not trickling down to first nations communities. As for Indian Affairs—I'll never call it Indigenous Services because it is Indian Affairs, and that's what it was supposed to be created to do—I think too much of what little we get to try to fix things on-reserve ends up going elsewhere. We need to make sure that when there is targeted funding, it gets to first nations.
One other issue is that any time government—as of late and maybe in years past—makes investments, there aren't carve-outs for first nations on-reserve, and we always end up getting left out. That needs to change. It's because of the Indian Act. It's because we're first nations communities and nobody wants to.... It's everybody else's jurisdiction when it comes to money, and that's one of the major problems.
We need to come to the table with each other, come up with a proper financial plan with each other and close the gaps by 2030. That was committed to.
