Public Accounts committee  We absolutely work in partnership.

Public Accounts committee  One thing we're talking to the AFN about is actually maybe a list, but not coming from government because it is a bit odd for us to say that they should use the following 10 people. If you look at infrastructure at large, if we want to hire someone to do a home project, there's

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I don't think the blockage is within the department. I think that people work in this department because they want to see change. Actually, there are a number of people committed to that. I think you're right that we are sort of no longer going to exist wh

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, overall, I would say there are complexities around remoteness and building seasons, and complexities of programs and existing infrastructure in communities that impact the water system. From a high-level perspective, those are some of the key impacts. In a post-COVID

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think the Auditor General mentioned that it was a 30-year formula, so we did update it in July of 2021 as one of the actions in the recommendations. We tried to look at industry standards in order to change the formula. We looked at the asset cost, the di

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, I think what I would say is that we are investing. We have a program called the circuit rider training program, which is essentially a $20 million per year program to fund water operators. We have particular outreach to youth in communities or those member

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. Maybe I would start my answer by saying that I raised the point around the difficulty and the sensitivity around water issues, and it's not unique to water. Working with a first nations community, when it comes to house fires or emergency management, fire, flooding,

Public Accounts committee  I really wanted to clarify that.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, there are some that have higher risk factors. As we look at short term, is it short term because it's going to be something more significant, like a complete replacement of a water treatment plant? Then obviously we take action accordingly. I would say that all of them have

Public Accounts committee  We don't have the specific numbers, but we could get that to the committee for sure.

Public Accounts committee  Okay.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Indeed, the department is focused on the transparency of its results. On our public website, we have posted all the investments, all the current advisories and their status in order to be transparent. We've referenced that in the report, but if anything is

Public Accounts committee  We have done a lot of work on infrastructure plans, which aren't just related to drinking water. We've implemented an action plan for each community based on their infrastructure priorities. In addition, we've done work to modernize our infrastructure efforts. There's informatio

Public Accounts committee  I would have to check. I don't have it offhand. I'm sorry.

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, there were 105 long-term drinking advisories when we started this work back in 2015.