As far as the budget is concerned, this is a new approach for me. I know that, in recent years, there was a chapter dedicated specifically to reconciliation. Personally and as a minister, I think that including all indigenous issues under a single chapter is like a segregation process. That approach suggests that people can access only the services mentioned in that section of the budget. I think the way the budget was tabled this year shows an openness, in that indigenous people, whether they're Métis, indigenous or Inuit, are taken into consideration in all sections of the budget.
What I also find important about this new approach in the budget is that it shows that a number of ministers are mandated to work together on major projects and a number of new initiatives. I'm encouraged by that. I think someone who's indigenous, Métis or Inuit should be served by all departments, not just by the department of indigenous services and by those of my colleagues. They have to receive services from all departments, even from the department of citizenship and immigration.