Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm smirking because you mentioned recommendations. I will have a couple before I leave today, if so warranted.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That being the case, the process is to negotiate a cost of the services provided to the facility, based on the number of beds. That's a provincial negotiation. We have homes in our province ranging from 20 beds to 300 beds. In order to provide and operate the facility, that's a

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Those discussion have not been had at the federal department level because, from what we were being told when we initiated this four years ago, long-term care is a provincial issue and a provincial responsibility, and some of those costs have been downloaded to the province. In

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Chair, could I make one last comment? It will just put things into perspective for members. We heard a key message when we did our assessment, and not until you hear these words can you really get an appreciation. Our elders of today are residential school survivors. It was br

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Not yet.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's a 48-room long-term care facility.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It creates 74, to be exact.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We're training people as we go.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, absolutely.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In working with the department, we've talked about that modelling. We talked about and encouraged.... If this is a national issue and a national opportunity, then somebody has to go first. We feel that we're ready, we're capable, we have the management agreement, and at the end o

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As to the long-term care process right now, we have no other choice but to work through the process of standardization with the province as far as homes are concerned. The province basically had to sign off on everything from the management agreement to the staffing levels to the

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  My name is Steve Parsons. I am the general manager of Eskasoni corporate services. My job in this whole team concept is to help negotiate with the province, on behalf of the band, for a long-term care facility. It is important for members to understand that we're the model for N