My next question relates to an issue that I raised in the House, that certainly officials from Manitoba have been raising for some time, and that's with respect to the current need for federal involvement in the building of an all-weather road on the east side of Lake Winnipeg. You may have heard of the fatal cases of the flu that hit first nations on the east side. They have been linked to the third world conditions that exist in their communities, regarding which the chiefs most recently expressed an urgent need to invest in all-weather road access for a set of communities of 10,000 people, who are increasingly unable to access essential goods and services that obviously relate to their health, among other things.
When I raised my question in the House, there was some reference to commitments made to first nations in the current stimulus plan. Given that this is a real priority for Manitoba, as well for first nations, I'd like to hear from the federal government side on what the plans are for continued support for infrastructure when it comes to first nations. I realize INAC is part of it, but as I mentioned, you as minister were the one who responded to my question in the House three weeks ago. So I would like to hear from you as well.