I reflected a little bit on Chief Day's comments. We had the inauspicious 140th anniversary of the Indian Act. I can remember tearing my hair out over the benefits program in the eighties in terms of how complicated it was. I think we have something a bit more complicated than just...10 years...
I look at some of the things that were in the communities I represent. I'm very proud of the First Nations Health Authority and some of the really good work that has been done. I just wanted to perhaps push back very gently. We have a huge, complex problem. Just from the far-ranging discussion today, including crisis response, primary care services, economic development, and the structure of systems, we see how many aspects there are. I think that framework the minister talks about creating is going to be incredibly important.
I want to quickly pick up on Mr. McLeod's comments. I was interested to hear about the De Beers diamond mine. I know that in British Columbia, and we represent all Canadians, but sometimes you know the communities you live in better than you know some of the other provinces. They do have royalty-sharing agreements. If a new mine goes in, and the provincial government has royalty sharing. I know that in communities where that has been part of their agreements, it's made a tremendous difference.
I think one question is whether that is happening in your communities. This is in addition to any agreements they would have made with the company.
I also know that there is a fairly large group that was very interested in the government strictly backstopping the opportunities to be a partner through equity investments. That was perhaps a disappointment for me in this budget, because they're actually backstopping a loan. But it would create enormous opportunities if there's new development in terms of that equity partnership. I guess we've gone from 100,000 to individual patients. I would appreciate some comment in terms of some of these concepts, and what those opportunities might bring for future, especially as it relates to economic.....