Thank you.
I'll now use my six minutes to ask questions.
Minister Hajdu, thank you again for being here.
I'll briefly review the background of the audits carried out by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, or OAG. This concerns four separate reports released over the past five years.
In spring 2018, the OAG conducted a performance audit for Indigenous Services Canada. In its message regarding the audit, the OAG called the lack of progress on the indigenous file an “incomprehensible failure.” Those were the OAG's words. That was in 2018, before you took over as minister in 2021.
In February 2021, the OAG released an audit report on access to safe drinking water. That's what we're talking about today.
In 2015, the federal government promised to resolve this long‑standing issue. As of today, the issue still hasn't been resolved.
In May 2021, the OAG's report 11 on health resources for indigenous communities was tabled in the House of Commons. The OAG found that Indigenous Services Canada did not obtain personal protective equipment in accordance with its procurement strategy. This is yet another failure.
In 2022, the OAG released report 8 on emergency management in first nations communities. Indigenous Services Canada didn't give these communities the support needed to manage emergencies. The department invested three and a half times more in response and recovery than in emergency prevention and mitigation. That was in 2022. You were the minister at that time.
I'll give another example.
The OAG found that only four out of seven regional offices developed a regional emergency management plan.
Minister Hajdu, is the situation for indigenous people in Canada still a colossal failure, or can you tell everyone tuning in today that the situation has significantly improved since you became minister?