Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Now?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, this will not be done by truck. As soon as there is electricity, they will try to connect the houses with pipes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, that is right, but no trucks.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  You raise the issue of banks and funding. One thing is the way the federal government funds on a year-by-year basis. That's not how any municipality funds its infrastructure. As a federal government, we really need to look at how we would do infrastructure differently so that yo

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. Good morning. Bonjour. I'd like to make a few opening remarks, and then I'll give the floor to Deborah Richardson. Deborah, James, and I are very pleased to be invited by the committee to provide a progress report on the work that's been under way with the Pikangikum Fi

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Do you want to know whether or not the department asked the minister to write the letter? Is that your question?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, not at all. That was the minister's decision.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  You mean were they aware before he sent the letter?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It is true that the day before, the department was aware that the minister was considering this, but it was a political decision. We are the bureaucrats, and taking the initiative of asking the committee to do something is a political decision.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I do not have an answer. Making a request to a committee is a political decision. I can say that the minister has a great deal of respect for this committee, for the work it has done and for the experience of the committee members. I'm assuming that the minister thought that, giv

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  First, I'd like to thank you very much for inviting us. It's a big honour for us to be here. What we'd like to do is have Bob Howsam speak for about five minutes, and then we will be open for questions, if that's okay.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  This is a guide for the program that deals with eligibility, but there is no management system, or framework for management control in that document. That's why it is necessary to do more work in this area and update this guide.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Merci beaucoup. Thank you.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Did you ask me what we were going to do?