Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you to the Member for that, for all of those statements as well too because, you know, that's something that I'm really interested in is working with the Indigenous groups and trying to support and help them should we have any unit transfers or any interest in any of our units to be transferred over to the Indigenous governments. I'm open and I'm willing to do that. And what -- the uptake that we've had so far has not been as progressive as I thought it would possibly be. And also looking at, you know, supporting them as well too and looking at they're going to end up having the -- the operation and maintenance issues as well too, the same thing that we have for the corporation. I want to make sure that we know we are working with those Indigenous groups and they're provided adequate funding to deliver these programs.
One of the things that, looking at the local housing authorities and the board memberships as well too and reaching out to the Indigenous groups, are they wanting to pilot? Are they wanting to run those offices as well too, and really giving them the opportunity.
But the other is that working with them strategically and very closely to -- for them to acquire the federal funding, but what is expected of the corporation, what I've recognized is that some Indigenous groups don't want us to be in there; they don't want us to be owning their assets; they don't want us at the tables. But some Indigenous groups are most inviting and we end up in very successful partnerships. So taking on this initiative is quite -- it's different, and you know, and they're taking a risk as well too because I don't want to see the -- anybody run into acquiring any sort of deficit at the ground level as well, but we continue to work with those Indigenous groups. We continue to try to make some significant movement with them as well. Thank you, Madam Chair.