I have two questions.
First, Minister, I would like to get an update. We've often heard at this committee that the Indian Act continues to discriminate around the second-generation cut-off, as well as when first nations mothers have children and don't declare the father as indigenous, because then it is automatically presumed that the child is not a status Indian. I know our government is taking steps to remedy that. I'm wondering if you could give us a progress update on where we are in addressing the racism that still remains in the Indian Act.
Next, regarding the housing progress we've made, I know the Auditor General has come out with a report, but I also know we've significantly increased the number of houses that are going to indigenous communities. I'm wondering if you could give us the numbers and an update so that we can get a full picture of what our government's response has been to indigenous housing.