Mr. Chairman, I do not have a great deal to add to what has already been said, except to say that I agree with the member. It's all four elements; it's the legislative base, the service levels or standards and the outcomes the government is trying to achieve, the funding mechanism, and the capacity of the first nations themselves to deliver it. All of those have to work together to advance the lot of first nations on reserves.
With respect to the reporting burden, I think you've heard Mr. Wernick talk a little bit about that. A lot of it is driven off the funding mechanisms the government has chosen to use, the contribution agreements. A lot of this reporting is required by these contribution agreements. As the government moves to multi-year funding and funding to a broader group of communities, the reporting requirements might be lessened, but I still think the core issue is, as Mr. Wernick has indicated, that the government is excessively dependent on contribution agreements as a vehicle for funding.