Mr. Speaker, let us return to the stolen education moneys of the Keeseekoose First Nation.
The minister has led the House to believe that these financial irregularities, to use his term, are the sole responsibility of the first nation and the RCMP. In fact, the band is in departmental co-management, and believe it or not, the theft of the money took place while his department paid $2 million to the accountants.
Could the minister confirm that over $600,000 was stolen from the children's education fund right from underneath his accountant's and department's noses?