Thank you for the question.
It is very important that indigenous communities and other communities be on an equal footing. There is no simple answer, but first of all, the situation could be improved by increasing investments in communities that do not have the necessary resources. That is why we're going to create funds to support those communities and give them the powers to make their own decisions.
It's not okay to have an “Ottawa knows best” attitude in many of these circumstances. Communities tend to know their needs, and we have to put resources on the table.
At the same time, this is a broader conversation, perhaps, about increasing resources and creating opportunities for success within communities by partnering not just on housing projects but also on other endeavours. For example, in my home province, a new opportunity to create an equity stake in green battery storage for Mi'kmaq communities is going to create additional financial resources.
It's a combination of setting the table for success and making the investments necessary to help play catch-up at the risk of dramatically oversimplifying a very complex challenge.