Those funds go to cover the cost of the 105 agencies we now have—there's been a growth in the number of first nations child and family service agencies across the country—as well as to reimburse provinces for their services. Certainly when we started a long time ago, we probably weren't providing sufficient funding to cover the needs in communities. As we built capacity in communities within those agencies and we worked with provinces on a partnered approach, we gradually increased the investments so we could provide the appropriate protection and prevention services to all children on reserve.
On May 2nd, 2013. See this statement in context.