Thank you for the question.
Madam Chair, with respect to the coordination, we have two initiatives under way currently, one with British Columbia and one with Saskatchewan, to work toward more integration of first nations health services into the provincial health system. We're a bit more advanced with B.C. than Saskatchewan.
We are in discussion with a number of other provinces to try to move in that direction as well, on the assumption that we will have more economies of scale and better service if we pool our resources with the provinces. We also recognize that services need to be provided in a culturally appropriate way for first nations. In the 2008 budget, $154 million, over five years, was provided to support greater integration with provinces and first nations health systems.
In this past budget there is $440 million for health programs and infrastructure. To break that down, $330 million is provided to stabilize the non-insured health benefits and primary care programs, and $135 million will be used to fund the construction and renovation of health services infrastructure in first nations communities, including health clinics and nurses' residences. We expect this funding will support more than 40 new projects and approximately 230 renovation projects over the next couple of years.