Mr. Speaker, yesterday the auditor general issued another scathing report on the minister of Indian affairs and it is virtually a carbon copy of the one issued in 1996. The auditor general says that her department is woefully inadequate when it comes to accountability. Allegations of wrongdoing and misuse of band funds are not followed up on and resolved. In fact, the auditor general confirms that matters have gotten worse.
How can the minister deny that she and her incompetent department continue to fail grassroots people across this country?