Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Madam Minister, for being here.
I want to switch gears a little bit and talk about first nations health, which is a big issue in my riding and certainly in the province of British Columbia. While much of our health care system is delivered and administered by the provinces, Health Canada is responsible for first nations health.
I think we could agree that it has been difficult to make measurable progress in the area of first nations health. First nations don't tend to have much control over their health services, and federal and provincial health systems seem to work almost in complete isolation from each other.
You mentioned that you recently signed a tripartite agreement with the Province of British Columbia, so is the tripartite agreement a sign of a new way of doing business? As well, how will it make a difference for first nations in British Columbia?