Mr. Chairman, let me say that, first of all, the $225,000 to the Metis Nation, that is money that goes back to an agreement that was made some time ago. So that's hard to just fold up something we agreed to with the Metis.

So with the $75,000 for aboriginal organizations' special events funding, that's a pot of money that's first-come, first-served that we give out as grants. Over the year, we always have some request for money to help with the meeting that wasn't contemplated.

Mr. Chairman, I agree with what Mr. Braden has suggested and I would like to do that. I don't think that it is anymore right for us to tell aboriginal governments and associations how to spend their money than it is for the federal government to tell us how we have to spend our money. We are elected. We will decide. Aboriginal leaders are elected; they'll decide. Then we have an accountability framework in place to make sure that the money isn't misappropriated in some way. That would be the arrangement I would like and that's what I hear Mr. Braden suggesting. Thank you.