Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Hogan, one of your recommendations states that ISC, in collaboration with first nations, “should finalize the overarching policy framework for the transfer of departmental responsibilities to first nations to ensure that a consistent approach is applied to the transfer”. I'd like to have your observations on how to achieve that.
We're seeing the emergence of an indigenous housing capital network, such as the Yänonhchia' project, a social innovation designed by and for indigenous peoples. We also recognize initiatives such as the national aboriginal capital corporations association, or NACCA, of which the native commercial credit corporation, or NCCC, is a member. The latter is managed from Wendake, Quebec. These corporations want to use investment funds or expertise management funds, including for the architecture and construction of models that can be reproduced in a number of indigenous communities.
In your opinion, could that be part of an effective and sustainable solution to promote the construction of the greatest number of housing units possible to alleviate the shortage, which is especially egregious in indigenous communities?