Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Could I just answer for INAC? Just in terms of the housing trust, I understand the Yukon got...$32 million of the $50 million that was provided to the Yukon government was provided directly to first nations governments for the purposes of housing for first nations. In terms of

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I suspect that for the trusts that were set up for the transfer of the money from the Department of Finance to those provinces, they would have specified any accountability requirements.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think you're referring to the $300 million in the 2006 budget that went out to provinces. So the money did go out to the provinces, and I can--

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We do have some information. I do have a bit of information on different provinces, in terms of what they've done. Different provinces have handled it differently. I'll just give you British Columbia as an example. They received $50.9 million, and they transferred it to an off-

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'd be prepared to go back. I think we'd have to go to the Department of Finance--

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good afternoon. I would like to thank the chair and committee members for the opportunity to provide an update on housing on-reserve. Housing is a key component of strong and healthy communities and the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs works with First Nations to increa

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I believe it was new money. When I'm speaking of the organizations that would be created as part of the legislation, I believe that is with new money.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Not around the implementation of the agreement. The money that was put in the offer for interim band funding came from the regional budget.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Over a number of years, they have been providing additional funding for education. In British Columbia, they use something they call an IBOF, an “interim band operating funding” formula, which—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  You're familiar with it. They now have, essentially, established that as their base amount of funding for education in British Columbia.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I don't know—