Thank you, Mr. Christopherson.
Just to underscore what he's saying, we see a number of big issues. First of all, data is an issue, as Ms. McLeod said, in many different departments. The department did not collect the necessary, important and complete data. The department did not adequately use the data. That is one big issue that other departments have.
We also know that the government has talked extensively about improving the relationship with the first nation community, and yet the Auditor General says in paragraph 5.18, that the department has failed to “meaningfully engage with First Nations to satisfactorily measure and report on whether the lives of people on First Nations reserves were improving”. Those are big deals. Data is the big deal, but so is their life. Is their quality of life improving?
When we go to the action plan, I see the expected final dates of completion. Well, by June 2021 we're going to have one part done, and by June 2022 another part done. Typically, the expected final completion date is 2022-23.
Be certain of this: There are other timelines mentioned in the action plan, and this committee will be following it up very, very carefully. We want to see marked improvement on some of these. It's not just the data collection. It's also the measurable improvement of some of the measurements right there on first nation territory.
Mr. Massé, you have seven minutes.