Without straying into what is cabinet and parliamentary prerogative, I work within the laws and the appropriations that Parliament gives us.
I agree entirely with the sentiment that money alone is not going to solve the socio-economic problems.
My advice to the minister—and I'm happy to put it on the public record—would be that more resources will be needed, but more resources without the structural renovations will not succeed. It's the combination of the two, and the capacity in first nations and aboriginal communities.... I'm actually quite optimistic that can be accomplished.