Madam Speaker, I want to bring us back to the matter at hand today.
In my first question, I pointed out that the Standing Committee on the Status of Women often realizes that indigenous women and girls face certain difficulties. The issue of infrastructure and housing has come up repeatedly in our studies.
My colleague, the member for Abitibi—Témiscamingue, and I had the opportunity to meet with representatives of the Yänonhchia' initiative. We are talking about housing in indigenous communities, so I will bring us back to that topic. The goal of this initiative is to build projects by and for indigenous peoples, in consultation with them to ensure that they have safe and affordable housing that meets their cultural needs. It is a nation-to-nation discussion. That is our perspective. They wrote a letter to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance asking for the $150 million needed to carry out this initiative.
I would like my colleague to talk about that. Is he familiar with that initiative? Is that the kind of initiative they can discuss among colleagues? Will they consider supporting it in the 2024 fall economic statement?