Right now the different programs and services that are being provided by this government are continuing to be provided by this government. There are different programs and services - we are using student financial assistance in this instance to be an example for the sake of discussion. The student financial assistance will continue to be provided by the Department of Education. In the instances where the aboriginal groups would like to talk about it at the table and have it transferred, we would like to keep it at the department level for the time being until it has been negotiated. If we start taking the programs and services apart now, it will create some confusion and problems on how we provide programs and services as we currently have it. I know there have been calls for it.

I just wanted to also say that as the Ministry for Aboriginal Affairs, our role is to coordinate the overall government approach at the negotiating table. We also work with the different departments when the subject area is the responsibility of another department. We do not create the positions, and we do not create the negotiating positions for departments. We work with them and we coordinate the approach with them. I just want to make it clear that we do not call the shots on different departments at each table. We listen to what the different parties at the table bring to the table on these programs and services, and then we take it back and work with the respective departments to see if it is acceptable and to see what their position is, then we move that forward. Thank you.