If I can interject here, while $22 million is great, I think one of the key things that are often lacking is the accountability and how effectively those funds are administered. We would find that—and I think my colleagues on the first nations council would agree—from kindergarten to grade 12, through post-secondary training programs, funds that are earmarked for indigenous peoples are often not necessarily directed to indigenous peoples. I think if the funds that were to be specific to our communities were actually directed there, that in itself would be a huge step forward.
On June 6th, 2017. See this statement in context.