Absolutely. We continue to consult on the first nations education draft legislative proposal. We have heard consistently that funding is one of the key issues for first nations. It comes in two forms: the quantum of funding, but also the question of the structure of funding.
The Government of Canada has committed to developing a new approach to funding first nations education that would be based on three principles. When we talk about stable and predictable funding, what we're talking about here is that the legislative proposal would include language that describes the federal government's responsibility for funding first nations education on a statutory basis.
The second principle is that of sustainable funding. What that means is the legislative proposal would ensure a level of funding that would support the provisions of the legislation and promote transparency by determining funding through a formula, such as the provinces do.
The third basis is encouraging the development of education systems, and funding to allow that to occur as well.