Thank you so much.
Minister, I note that today you mentioned there are a lot of ministries. I just want to point out that this committee sees at minimum seven ministries and a number of Crown corporations, including the CMHC, which are some of the largest, but we are still able to ask questions, get answers to questions and have a full understanding of those files. I'm a bit concerned today about the number of responses that have come back that say it's somebody else's ministry.
I'm asking, Minister, if you would share with your cabinet that it's important they modernize the way they're thinking about these issues. Even Canadian Tire sells food, and grocery stores sell toys. Every single type of business has had to modernize, cross over and intersect. I'm really disappointed today that we've seen the antiquated way the Liberal government has set up their department. That's a message from the NDP. It's a message from me that they really need to modernize.
I'm going to go back to the AG report on seniors, which said ESDC was not analyzing the data on the programs the government was offering for seniors to see if they were sufficient. What work is your department doing to ensure the programs you're responsible for are sufficient? I'll add on to that a secondary question, if you can answer it: How are you making sure indigenous children are getting the supports they need?