Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the minister and deputy minister, Ms. Wilson, for being here.
What you just said, Ms. Hajdu, really struck a chord with me. We are on the same page when it comes to students' language, culture and, of course, academic success, not to mention all the associated benefits. This is about their very identity.
That said, I want to spend the next few minutes discussing the Auditor General's 2018 report, which Mr. Vidal brought up earlier. I want to talk about what it says in that report. I heard things that surprised me, so I want to follow up on what the Auditor General found in 2018.
For example, according to the report on socio-economic gaps on first nations reserves, the department did not collect relevant data or adequately use data to inform decision-making.
I don't have the exact numbers in front of me, but I'd like to know whether you changed your approach to data collection, to make sure the data you collected going forward were relevant and adequate in order to inform funding decisions, as recommended by the Office of the Auditor General.