Welcome back.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the committee is resuming consideration of report 2 of the 2024 reports of the Auditor General of Canada, entitled “Housing in First Nations Communities”, and referred to the committee on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
I'd like to welcome our witness, who is joining us virtually. Mr. Michael Wernick is the Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management at the University of Ottawa.
Mr. Wernick has indicated that he has no opening remarks, so we're going to proceed to questions here.
I will note that, of course, Mr. Wernick is a former deputy minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development and also served as Clerk of the Privy Council.
Mr. Wernick, we thought you would be an ideal witness to come in to talk about this issue. I'm sure you are well aware, from the Auditor General's reports, that this is an issue that has dogged several governments over many, many years. We're looking for your insight on why that might be and for suggestions or clues on reforms that might provide some solutions and insight.