My response is that the Ghost Warrior Society does not have any favourites in terms of political parties. I think that colonialism is equally dismal across all sectors when it comes to serving the true needs and supporting the genuine growth of first nations, Métis and Inuit.
When it comes to that particular scandal, for those two entities to have absolutely no indigenous, aboriginal affiliation is indeed horrific—to the extent of $8 million. It is indicative of a systemic exploitation that happens in relation to procurement and the government awarding monies in the name of first nations, Métis and Inuit to these companies, corporations and entities in the name of reconciliation when they are not indigenous at all.
What measures were not met? What maintenance, what reports, what failed to that extent? I also ask that for NunatuKavut, because $8 million is small in comparison to $163 million since 1994 for the NunatuKavut Community Council. Again, these are astronomical numbers. When I say “billions of dollars per year”, I mean per year. If you look at the last two decades, that's hundreds of billions of dollars that have been pilfered from first nations, Métis and Inuit resources—very limited resources—and that have gone off to a performance of reconciliation.