Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for appearing before us today.
It is abundantly clear that our government is focusing on our first nations communities. I would venture to say that the number of pieces of legislation we have seen and the ones that are before us today is perhaps unprecedented in our Parliament.
I can see from even the additional ask, the additional request in the supplementary estimates, that roughly $471 million represents about 6% of the overall budget of the department, so clearly there's a focus on the first nations communities. I believe it's the right way to go if we indeed are serious—which we are—about long-term, sustained progress in first nations communities.
With respect to the supplementary estimates, I want to expand a little on the question of the development of systems and supports and the construction and renovation of schools on reserve. Can you elaborate a little on the school portion of it? I'm particularly interested in youth programming and youth education. Of course, that is a priority for every community in our country, and especially for our first nations communities.