Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The public accounts committee likes to take a look at what the reports say as well. On pages 300 and 301 of volume II of the Public Accounts of Canada 2022, I noticed a variance between the authorities available for use and the authorities used by the Department of Indigenous Services for its various programs.
A total of $152.2 million was not used for contributions for emergency management assistance for activities on reserves, and a total of $413.8 million was not used for contributions to support the construction and maintenance of community infrastructure. I realize that long-term infrastructure projects can take a while. We have been talking about building infrastructure to prevent and mitigate risk and adapt to climate change for a decade.
In concrete terms, can someone tell me why, on one hand, we're hearing that there isn't enough money and, on the other, we're seeing so much money going unused by the department?