Thanks very much, Mr. Battiste.
I'll just say that self-determination is the key out of this mess, actually. It's when indigenous people have the tools and the control to be able to reassert their rights over the education of their children and their communities.
When we took office, the federal government under Stephen Harper had in fact eliminated federal funding for things that would have helped with Mr. Vidal's question. For example, the first nations statistical institute had been dismantled. It was a key institution that allowed first nations themselves to collect data that was crucial and required for self-governance.
We've refunded that institute and indeed have been spending significant resources on funding first nations' control over how data is collected and how it's used to improve outcomes.
I would also say that you hit on some really important aspects. It's about the curriculum, the language and the world view that goes along with how people are educated in community.
You also pointed out something that is really beneficial. That's when communities work together to have the capacity at a larger scale to be able to do regional education agreements that provide supports for some of the smaller communities that may not have the capacity to do it on their own. Communities work really hard on these regional education agreements. It's a process of negotiation with the federal government, so that everybody is comfortable, when the reins are transferred to indigenous communities, that they have the capacity to do exactly what they want to do, which is to improve education outcomes.
The success is people who graduate, who are proud of themselves and who have confidence in their own stories and their own capacity to develop to their full potential and to contribute back to their communities.