Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to begin by saying that I support what my NDP colleague said. The fact that delays have become the norm feeds into the cynicism of the departments and the distrust of first nations communities have of the federal government. I find this really unfortunate.
The final report isn't due until 2026, but you had agreed to submit a status report by March 31, 2022. As you mentioned, what we received was a letter on June 9. The status report was to include objectives, results and deadlines to achieve a concrete objective and results in 2026. Unfortunately, none of that is in the letter. You say that the letter was more complete, but that's not at all what we see, unfortunately.
Even when we ask for follow‑up and when we look more closely at what Indigenous Services Canada is doing, we realize that there is a delay and that we can't even get answers to questions from members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
How do you explain this, Ms. Fox?