Well, I think that in the past indigenous people felt quite often that they were excluded, that there was a bias within the federal government, and even within the procurement practices with all the mandatory requirements. One little mistake and you were automatically wiped out from that. It seemed like there were so many requirements, which made it impossible for someone to do it. If they didn't upload one document, they were automatically deemed non-compliant and weren't even reviewed. That was a big issue.
The bid bonding is another thing. As our indigenous businesses grow, they have trouble with the bid bonding. I know that in eastern Canada there was a business based on a reserve that tried to get bonding. They were told that because they were based on the first nation, on the reserve, they weren't going to be eligible for it. That has been an issue.
As well, there's the capacity that Ray was talking about. When an RFP comes out, it's too late at that point for our indigenous businesses to grow to be able to meet that requirement. We need to educate our businesses on the opportunities—where they are going to be and what requirements they have when that opportunity comes out—so that they will be successful and will be compliant for the opportunities.