Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for being here today with your officials. I really appreciate it.
On several occasions now, we've raised the issue of financial transparency in the House. It was interesting listening to you speak just today about how we give funding to first nations and the provinces are clawing it back, so you seem to be in favour of transparency on the provincial level. When we give finances to the provinces, you want to ensure that those finances are actually being used for what you intended them to be used for.
However, in a number of cases, we don't seem to have the same scrutiny for first nation finances. I have a number of cases in front of me. I was hoping that I could get you on the record as saying that you are aware or not aware of them.
The first one is the Shuswap First Nation, where the chief's family embezzled $4.2 million over three and a half years. They went to Cuba and Las Vegas. Are you aware of that one?