Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm always glad to hear from you, Grand Chief Daniels.
As we go through this study, one of the things that keeps popping into my mind is that a lot of the challenges that are being faced are the result of someone besides first nations deciding for first nations how they should manage their health system, what to approve and what not to approve. It's not based on that community's needs or cultural values, but rather what a bureaucrat has decided should be appropriate for our communities.
With the successes I've seen around nations taking on their own jurisdiction, whether it be in education or health, is that part of the solution, Grand Chief, that we need to look at? It's giving nations the ability to take over jurisdiction of their own health with bilateral agreements between the federal government and those nations.
We've seen really good examples of how that's happened, including MK out in Nova Scotia. I wonder if you could speak to that a bit.