Exactly. I don't pay these guys the big bucks for nothing. No, I'm just kidding.
I think I'd like to stress the fact that when it comes to the equity side of things on reserve, we have a lot of banks that aren't allowing us to be funded through the conventional mortgage aspect. We have created a section 10 home-building opportunity for our members, but at the end of the day, we can't get equity out of these homes as well. I think one thing that would really help is a reporting mechanism to the credit bureau for our members who live on nation, so that they can build that capacity to possibly be able to afford a home off nation.
I think this is where the onus falls on us too: the home building code. It is within Treaty No. 6. When a lot of these home builders come in, they don't even provide home warranties, and that's something we need to get better at. We need to have a better standard. That's one key item.
I think we need to be looking at a mechanism of some kind of funding stream to work with all banks within Canada, so that we can give our current generations and the generations to come an opportunity to have a home. It is a treaty right, and it's a human right. I really appreciate the minister's speaking from the heart, because that was the intent of our treaty. If we don't put a dent in this now, when is it ever going to happen?
We will write a submission. We are going to possibly set some kind of template for Treaty No. 6 and possibly for Turtle Island. I commend the chiefs for putting in the work as well. At the end of the day, that's what we're here to do: put in the work.