Yes, guaranteed. If you take the time to reflect on some of the independent studies, they'll show what the spinoff will be if you invest in this or that field, not only for the Métis but for all Canadians. I think it's imperative to look outside of what...
If I can impress on this committee, I would encourage you not to get caught up on the word “aboriginal”. That is just a definition of treaty peoples in this country. We use the word “aboriginal”... For example, there's an article in the paper—aboriginal people's education and university funds are being frozen at $300-million-and-something. My people are asking me where that money is. I'm telling them it's not for us; it's only for first nations. We get zero from that fund. But when government uses the word “aboriginal”, Canadians think I'm getting all this money and my people are getting this money. We're getting nothing. So it's important that committees like this use this thinking as a base: either you're first nations, Métis, or Inuit. Then at least you'll know the money being spent is being spent in the right place and you can target and measure it and at the same time challenge, if investing that kind of money is not producing results.