Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to remind my colleagues that the Auditor General's report was about the department, not the provinces, even though the responsibilities are shared. That is what we are talking about here.
The Auditor General's report seems to indicate that we are always caught short. We react when situations arise, much more than we work upstream to prevent them.
I would like to make a connection with the housing crisis among first nations. The Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador reminds us that 225 houses are built every year, but that there is currently a shortage of 10,000. There is no timetable or action plan to build the necessary housing.
In the context of climate change emergencies, housing could be destroyed if such an event occurs, when we are already struggling to meet demand.
Minister, do you agree that Indigenous Services Canada should have an overall strategy, a plan, a vision with a timeline, so that we are not always caught short in every area where services are provided?