Thank you, Minister, for being here. Thanks to your team, as well.
Minister, you just heard my colleague from Nunavut, in the House of Commons, talk about the infrastructure gap. She cited that it would take 58 to 141 years to fill the infrastructure gap. AFN cites that it would need $44 billion to ensure we address the infrastructure gap when it comes to indigenous housing alone. Your budget commitment is $4 billion over seven years. Where I live, in the Alberni Valley, 67% of the people who are homeless and on the streets of my community are indigenous. That's according to the latest homeless count.
I'm looking to you, Minister, to identify what your plan is. What is the timeline? I have to go back to my riding and face the 10 nations, and the people who are homeless and their families. They need answers, and so does my colleague.