Thank you for the question.
We do have that, in two ways. One is the Wen:de reports, which were completed in 2005. They were done by over 25 leading researchers, including five economists.
I personally believe in using the few tax dollars we have for maximum benefit. Our economists costed out every dime that we would use to enhance and provide equality for first nations children. Then we backed each of those pennies with the best evidence we could that was joined together by independent academics, researchers, and first nation communities, as well as departmental staff. That document is on the books as a guide about where to move forward.
The second thing is that I would welcome an opportunity to meet with the minister. As you can imagine, I've had many letters back saying that it has been brought to the attention of the minister, but I have not had the opportunity to meet with him personally and I would welcome that opportunity.
Again, to me this is not a partisan issue. This is an opportunity for the country and the conscience of the nation to do the right thing for first nations kids.