Thank you for your time. I'd like to say thank you to our guests today as well. All of your presentations are overwhelming.
Dr. Kirlew, I want to thank you for your dedication to these communities, despite challenging conditions. Your speech today was heard and felt.
A couple of days ago, we had an emergency debate—I'd like to say an emergency discussion—that all parties attended, which was called by our colleague from Timmins—James Bay. Throughout the evening you heard, not blame placed, but talking about action. I think we need to lead from our heart. If I am listening to Grand Chief Solomon and the words he is saying, we have to understand a little more. I am not sure that an hour, or an hour and a half, or eight minutes of presentation give us that understanding of what exactly is going on.
I want to say that $8.4 billion has been committed. If you heard my speech, I did challenge that this is spread out over five years, and we need money spent now; we need a plan formulated now. We need to deal with the immediate emergency. We need to look at the mental health issues, including all the issues that are affecting our communities across Canada.
In your opinion, what are some immediate steps that we can take today to provide action that provides hope and also ensures that the money that is pledged will get to those who need it the most?