Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to thank all the witnesses for being here on this important study.
Obviously, we're talking about the Auditor General report about housing on first nations. I think we all know it's quite a scathing report. It highlights a number of failures in the government. It was mentioned earlier that the Auditor General found there's no plan to close this housing gap by 2030. There's been no meaningful improvement in housing conditions since 2015, which is a concern for many Canadians, first nations and non-indigenous people across the country. In fact, the number of homes that needed to be replaced or were found to have deteriorating conditions has actually increased since 2015.
I'll start with the gentlemen in the room here. If anyone has comments, please try to get my attention. Raise your hand or do whatever you need to do.
I'll start with you, Chief Haymond.
I'm curious about whether you can elaborate a bit on what you mentioned in your opening comments. How is this playing out on the ground on first nations, and what does it mean? It's one thing to look at the report and see these numbers. They're staggering. Can you offer some more specific examples that you've heard about and how this is impacting lives on first nations?