Many things are working. It would be even better if the agreements were more flexible, if there was less bureaucracy and a little more understanding. The AFY signed its first agreement in 1983, and sometimes we feel like we are being treated as if we were still on our first agreement. When you negotiate with a banker for 30 years, normally he does not make you constantly sign the same papers: he has a sample of your signature, the files, and so on. Sometimes we fill out form after form for the reports.
I think there is a formal commitment by the federal government to its communities that is not in question. On the contrary, we are flourishing. Therefore, this message could be more apparent in the procedures. When 26 agreements have been signed with a key partner, it seems to me that there could be a little less paperwork and a little more acknowledgement. The financial means are often the sinews of war.