We need equitable funding in child welfare. There's an opportunity before us with Premier Selinger putting on the next agenda of the Council of the Federation, the request that first nations child welfare be put at the top of the agenda, which is great news. It provides a political platform for discussion and cooperation among governments. I'd encourage the federal government to do that as well.
We should consider something along the lines of a Canadian version of the adverse childhood study, not only for the provisions of good public policy for children, but because it cuts across so many areas in the federal government, it would be a good predictor for health outcomes, as they are a big part of the budget for the federal government.
All these things could be informed by this very insignificant, relatively, amount of funding. You might want to consider that family unification program.