The triggering in the way you initially framed it, Daniel, got me all fired up. Of course, I think what you and I would be concerned about is provincial strategies evolving in the absence of the federal one, and forcing jurisdictions like the United States to come specifically to a given province. And, boy, wouldn't it be a shame if the federal government missed out on that important dialogue? But as it pertains, obviously, to indigenous communities, as I said, we aren't perfect. We continue to try to get better.
I think we have some early successes as a government on some major mining projects. Manitoba Hydro, I think, and the Government of Manitoba way back in the day would want to do their hydro-electricity build-out a lot differently. I was there as a nurse in charge in Cross Lake when we were getting turkeys and roast beefs basically as compensation for the flooding of those lands.
Manitoba Hydro has done a great job since, and the Manitoba governments, in various political forms, have worked hard to ensure that reconciliation is meaningful as it relates to Crown corporations, but also has an economic element to it. I think that's where the federal government has a rare opportunity to join with partners and ensure that beyond free, prior and informed consent, beyond the duty to consult, which a court can say has or hasn't been met, a meaningful opportunity is provided for indigenous communities to be equity partners in these projects.
Wyloo talked to me today about the extraordinary, fully integrated profile that indigenous communities and peoples have in their projects. Let's stop going to court and start going to the bank together on the opportunities that we have.
Oh, by the way, build road access and corridors that can bring other important things that governments ought to be providing to these indigenous communities, or supporting, like broadband and alternative forms of energy, in Ontario's case, with way too many communities on diesel-powered generation.
That will change in the next couple of years, Daniel, but those are the things that we think we should be working on immediately.