[Member spoke in Inuktitut, interpreted as follows:]
Thank you, Chairperson.
If I can, I'll continue on from my last comments and questions.
There's a difference between wanting an answer and just being told an answer. I'll give you this as an example. If I ask, “What's one plus one?”, what's the answer? The right answer would be two, but the answers we are getting are just numbers. They're just talking about the topic and not really answering the question. That's my first comment.
I want to tell these ministers, while they're listening, that we, as indigenous people, want to work toward reconciliation, but they're not working toward reconciliation. There are three items. The first two are funding and rights, and the third is having relations. For example, when there's an agreement with indigenous peoples, these are not enough. We've just heard that first nations are not happy. If it were to be signed, it would break our rights because they are not following the steps they need to be following.
As ministers, when you need to provide an answer, it leads us to frustration when we're not getting the answers. How are you going to answer these questions? Through this standing committee, we are trying to work together. How can we work together if you are not answering our questions properly?