Mr. Speaker, the member for Churchill made a very impassioned and eloquent intervention. She mentioned the aboriginal healing fund and that $43 million was expended in administration charges, much more than 15%. Given the fact that there is great need in the member's riding and across the country, it is quite appalling that so much would be spent on administration rather than dealing effectively with the issues at hand and the great need that is out there.
What does the member think is motivating the government in this respect? Why does the government seem to be refusing to acknowledge the importance of having an appropriate auditing function in place through the Auditor General who, as she mentioned, very clearly has credibility across the country and the confidence of Canadians? Why is the government resisting bringing in the Auditor General to verify the $9 billion that the federal government has put into the foundations?