Mr. Chair, to our colleague, Ms. Ashton, thank you for the question.
I certainly believe, as I know all members do, that the Infrastructure Bank, like every other agency or department of our government, should focus on closing the infrastructure gap that exists for indigenous communities.
The short answer to her question of whether I think the Infrastructure Bank should play a role in supporting indigenous-led infrastructure across the country is of course they should. I've had those discussions with the board chair. I've had those discussions with the CEO. We're looking at renewing the board of the Infrastructure Bank. We're always looking for qualified indigenous persons who could serve on important boards like this. There's one indigenous person who currently serves on the board of the Infrastructure Bank, but there's a vacancy. Some directors will be replaced over the coming months.
If colleagues have suggestions.... Ms. Ashton represents a part of the great province of Manitoba, which has some of Canada's best indigenous leadership. If there are people who colleagues might suggest for indigenous directors of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, we'd be all ears and look forward to including them, if we can, in a way going forward.