Again on that note, most of the remarks of the Auditor General are a reflection of the Department of Indian Affairs, which has little impact on us. Indian Affairs makes their position very clear: their responsibility is first nations and Inuit.
As I said, the Métis are still floundering. Where do we fit into society, and who do we actually work with? But there are segments now, where one of our small departments has been put under Indian Affairs. The challenge is that the policies and the design of services coming out of Indian Affairs are just being blanketed over our little... What we call the office of the federal interlocutor is being forced to follow those policies, which have a completely opposite view of everything, because we're not struck like first nations. Our governments are not the same—our entire method of operations is completely different—but we're being blanketed with a policy.
I do know we've raised issues with the Auditor General with regard to the Métis, and we're trying to push a study to be done on our financial affairs. As I said, we do not fear accountability. The issue at the end of the day is that we believe clearly there's a great missed opportunity in this country--that Métis are being left out.