Thank you for addressing the complexity of this and making the point that without core funding, project-by-project piecemeal ways will never put in place the kinds of programs that you know need to be there.
Would you agree with Wendy Grant-John, who wrote the original paper for the minister, that without these kinds of supports from the federal government, matrimonial real property protections will simply not be accessible to the vast majority of first nation people?
I think what she's saying is that at the beginning, the viability and effectiveness of any legislative framework will also depend on the necessary financial resources being made available for the implementation of non-legislative measures, such as the programs you deliver.