I believe the government has already received a document from the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association called the “For Indigenous By Indigenous” strategy. It looks at assisting the urban indigenous organizations that have been working together over the decades to come together in a more formal process. I think about what CMHC did recently with the Community Housing Transformation Centre. It was a quick turnaround solution that brought together an organization that can create transformative change for the housing sector.
I think we could do something quite similar in terms of an urban indigenous-led national organization, but have us at the table to help draw up the solutions, rather than doing these interviews and then coming back and giving us the solution you think you heard. Our providers have been on the ground for 50 years. They know what their communities need and they know what didn't work.