Thank you.
I want to make sure that I'm setting the record straight from my perspective. The grace that I have extended to the members of this particular committee in a non-partisan way I don't extend to government. In fact, I want to just go ahead and name that systemic racism has provided a considerable barrier to indigenous procurement, and there is a particular type of anti-indigenous racism that is presented. We've heard now about trust. We've heard about the 70% cuts to programming, programming that would help make these businesses more viable within our procurement supply chains.
There are two things we know to be true during COVID. One is that we missed an opportunity, as Ms. Suitor has identified, in terms of PSAB and the set-asides. The amount of money that has gone out in this COVID time, I think, was a missed opportunity. However, there is going to be a COVID recovery. There are going to be significant investments in infrastructure. There could be significant opportunities to ensure that we get it right this time around.
I want to direct my question to Mr. Sinclair in my last round here to talk a little bit about what it would look like to have the 70% cuts restored to the types of programs that would help the supply chain to get indigenous businesses into the supply chain at 2021 values.