Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In most cases, they say that they're available, but they are available to a certain extent. They'll only give you what they want you to see. They don't give you the whole.... If you want to read a novel and you ask them for a novel, they'll take out the pages that they don't want you to read, and then they'll give you the book.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Is this Minister Bennett you're talking about?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  First of all, you were put there, employed to work for me to watch over our people. You know what I'm doing. You know what I'm going through. You have all the utilities. You have everything. You can fly over to Onion Lake and come see me, but how come I have to contact you? You work for me.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, I would. In terms of third party management, I've become aware of a few communities who are under third party management. The only way I can put it in perspective for you so that you're able to understand it is to ask you if you would send a pharmacist to go out and do the job of an oil hauler and expect the pharmacist to know what it is and how to deal with that job.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, because as I said, we know where we're going wrong. I'm not going to go over there and say that I can do your job better than you can.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm not like you. I don't know what your job is about. You know...?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Hello. I thank you all for inviting me here today. My spirit name is Eagle Fire; Charmaine Stick is my English name. That was the name given to me when I was born. I am thankful to the Creator for allowing us to come and sit together. It's nice that you finally listen to us, not only for all people but for the first nations and the leaders.