Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Can the Minister tell me, what is she doing with her department and the aboriginal groups in the Territories to make the best use of this money? Because this is, a lot of times, the first use of expenditures by doctors and lawyers. They will use up those funds and then you find out at the end of the year that you have used up the $5 million that is there for the non-insured health benefits.
That is why I have a concern, because I feel that this money is a fundamental right to aboriginal First Nations people, especially ones with treaty rights through the Indian Act. I, for one, feel the dental and eye care specialists try to ding you for as much as they can out of this money and then people that one day need it most have none.
I would like to know, has this government made an attempt to meet with the First Nations groups to say, "Is there a better way of dealing with this money", or are there any plans to meet with them to discuss how this money is being spent today? Thank you.