I think there are many underlying causes. When we review programs for indigenous communities, we often find that a lot of money is being spent, but there are no measures in place to assess whether the intended outcomes are being achieved.
One of the government's key commitments in transforming its relationship with first nations was to provide better support to build their financial management capacity. However, this element is missing. That is what the excerpt from the report you just read refers to.
Last year, in my mid-mandate message, I called on the government to truly transform the way it works with indigenous communities, and I had high hopes for the new fiscal initiatives. However, I believe it has fallen short. It has succeeded in providing flexible and predictable funding, but it has failed to truly transform the relationship and assess whether socio-economic gaps are narrowing.