Well, I would take a different approach from this. If treaty obligations cause us to only be able to afford, through the transfer payment, 65 percent of the actual, which means 35 percent of the actual is still outstanding, I would see this as a negotiable position to start working from, which is they are avoiding their obligations based on those principles. Therefore, we’re doing our citizens at large a disservice. Could we not define that as a workable position to start to recognize?

Perhaps if this Legislature took the opinion that we would proceed legally, that might get the attention of the federal government on the outstanding dollar.

It’s been my understanding that the federal government always pretends they are not responsible, let’s it accumulate, then pay a little off, bring the balance down. I’m concerned that no one is bringing this, really, to the attention of the federal government in the context of other than a letter. I suggest that it’s probably time that we start taking a significant position. On a side perspective, that is, what do we have to lose in that regard if we put our legal system to work, that we have in our Department of Justice, on this file and say, look, we want this money and we feel it’s due? Who are we really offending? At the end of the day, to them it’s just business. To us, it’s business, but the problem is if we’re not funded properly, it’s going to start affecting our citizens. My view is that it will have a ripple effect on the remainder of our health care coverage we provide through this whole department and our system. I would, once again, suggest that this Minister could seriously take a look at a legal position and challenging the federal government, serving them with notice that this is the way we wish to proceed rather than just a letter, can we talk. Thank you.