Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Budget 2016 provided significant monies for indigenous peoples, to the tune of $8.4 billion over five years. When you look at that amount of money over that period of time, in conjunction with.... That comes up to 22% over that period of time, vis-à-vis.... So that is definitely

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would support my colleague's response. I do believe that the government direction, in terms of providing predictable, stable funding in particular areas such as infrastructure, would be very helpful in order to address the socio-economic gaps. That is something this department

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We take your point. Consistency of business procedures across the country, as has been demonstrated through our own internal audit, is not up to snuff. We are going through a process of engagement to get more consistency and equivalency in reporting and business practices to addr

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, that's not true. We're in a transition period between what was the previous government's 2%, and in future supplementary estimates you will see a ramp-up in escalators through items such as education.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That was based on the main estimates. That's what that number is, and it does not include the future escalators beyond the 2% in the future estimates. What you got was a—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There is a time lag between budget 2016 and what you will see in terms of escalators and the lifting of the cap in future estimates. What you haven't seen through supplementary estimates (A), sir, is those escalators lifting the cap on education and other programs that you will

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We are in transition, and the money is flowing notwithstanding that.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We're fleshing out the program.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In terms of fast-tracking, we're also trying to lift the approvals based on risk assessment of the projects. Notwithstanding the higher dollar values beyond $10 million, if the project is deemed less risky from a technological or financial or complex engineering perspective, then

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. A compliance regime has been put in place in our agreements between the department and the retailers that deals with the data verification and compliance issues you are citing.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's 32 now.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  With all due respect, notwithstanding the timing of this inclusion in the supplementary estimates, the department has been cash managing, and we've been sending the money out, as with the beginning of the fiscal year, for that very same notion of ensuring that there was no impact

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's what you just talked about.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As we've just noted and discussed, in supplementary estimates (C) we are requesting $56 million for extra costs related to the impacts of climate change on communities.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  This conference—