Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, as a Cabinet and as a government, I think it's important that we have a coordinated approach when we're dealing with Ottawa so that all the departments are aware of the different issues or priorities that are being brought forth.
This is clearly one of the areas. It's certainly, you know, dependant on how the federal government goes, it could bring some federal dollars into the coffers to help us provide services to residents of the Northwest Territories that we currently fund. We're the only jurisdiction in the country providing Métis health benefits.
It is an issue, I hear the Member. I mean, obviously the Member would like us to move quicker, but we want to make sure we have a coordinated approach when we're dealing with Ottawa so that all the Ministers and Members know the issues that we will be bringing forward in a coordinated way rather than one-offing and having the departments compete against each other at a federal level. This is a priority, this will be something that's going to be dealt with.
Having said that, the federal government has given no indication, as far as we're aware, as to how they intend to respond to the Daniels case. This is a fairly significant ruling for the federal government, it's going to come with significant costs. Our dollars are, I think, small in comparison to what some of the other jurisdictions are going to be seeking. I'm not aware of any of the other provinces or territories who have approached. I think everybody's sort of just of trying to figure out what this ruling is going to mean and how we might engage across the country with the federal government.