Yes, and I hope we have talked about UNDRIP and decisions being made about indigenous health without indigenous people at the table.
That time should be over for a couple of reasons. Indigenous decision-making is more than making a system faster so that more indigenous people can have more drugs faster. That is not the point.
With indigenous consultation, we can decide which parts of the system need to be addressed. We need to look upstream and downstream, of course, as well. We take the criticism at first nations and Inuit health branch.
We need to stop people from falling off the bridge rather than trying to help them once they're in the water. Upstream investments in our peoples means spending money on children and on prevention in the social determinants of health. If FNIHB cures your cancer, but we return you to homelessness, unemployment and poverty, have we really done our job?
We really need to be holistic. Indigenous people are very holistic in their approach and they're very clear on what improvements need to made. If they're at the table, we simply have to talk to them. If they're at the table, they will point in many directions where we can invest time and make improvements.
Thanks.