Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. We just learned from Statistics Canada that the tuberculosis rate among status Indians is 43 times higher than for non-native Canadians born in this country. In fact, the infection rate is higher than in some of the world's poorest countries.
Since this incredible rate reflects appalling living conditions, can the minister tell us which concrete proposal his colleague from Public Works made to native leaders who recently met with him, to improve the housing conditions which are at the root of these health problems?