Thank you so much.
The federal government has been doing work for about 150 years. I don't know how economics really work, but the federal government has seen inflation a few times, so I'm sure it knows how to, when there's inflation, make sure that when it's setting targets it factors in those kinds of external things that it might not be able to have control of.
Time and time again, we see first nations, Métis, and Inuit communities being made promises; targets are made. For example, one of my communities, Arctic Bay, had an agreement with the federal government—I'm pretty sure it was either CIRNAC or Indigenous Services Canada—that it would fund Arctic Bay for a marine infrastructure project, a small craft harbour.
About three to five years later, that project has not yet been established. The community of Arctic Bay says that it's been answering all the questions so that this project can go ahead. One of the recent excuses that it's been given is that inflation has made it difficult. The budget that was originally allowed has not been able to be met because of inflation.
I wonder if that's what you mean by these moving targets. At the same time, haven't these types of governments been able to factor in such external factors so that if they sign agreements that allow projects to go ahead, they should be able to do so?