Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I absolutely think it can be repaired. I think it's about a couple of things. One, I think it is about approaching the relationship from the right perspective. That means approaching the relationship from the mandate that we've been given as public servants from the Prime Minist

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I wouldn't characterize all premiers as being in the same basket in terms of their understanding of nation to nation, based certainly on the conversations that I have with my provincial colleagues. Nation to nation is, I think, getting at the idea that you have to approach this

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  They are very different processes, and they are very different types of discussions. Again, I don't like the label of comprehensive land claims. What we're really talking about are treaty negotiations and self-government negotiations under that rubric, so that really is about sel

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Certainly the negotiations we have under way with the Algonquins of Ontario is a comprehensive land claim dialogue. There is also interest in having a self-government agreement as well, but the focus has been on resolving the land claim first. Separate from that, a discussion is

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The funding that's currently provided is a mixture of loans and contributions that are not repayable. We've been aware for a number of years now that there are issues around the accumulation of loan debt, particularly as some of these processes have continued on for so many years

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. I'll try to be very brief. Good morning, Madam Chair and members of the committee, and thank you for inviting me. I am accompanied by Heather McLean, who is the director general of the policy development and coordination branch, and Stephen Gagnon, who is the directo

Public Accounts committee  We need to distinguish between specific claims and land claims.

Public Accounts committee  Land claims have a completely distinct process, which has public consultation embedded in it. It depends on the nature of what is being addressed through a specific claim, so there are—

Public Accounts committee  There are, depending on the aspects.... If a specific claim is bringing up return of lands, and if those lands are crown lands, there are public consultations that occur in that regard. If it's strictly about dealing with cash compensation, then no, there wouldn't be public heari

Public Accounts committee  That is noted as ongoing because it's going to be a continuous process of discussion and dialogue with the Assembly of First Nations. We'll be making improvements and then we'll continue to have dialogue with them about what further things they think we're going to need to improv

Public Accounts committee  There are aspects of reporting that require collaboration with the Assembly of First Nations so that we can make sure what we are reporting meets their needs and their interests. The specifics of the technicality around the website are an issue we're working on with Shared Servic

Public Accounts committee  The best way I can put it, I guess, is that there's a culture change issue that we have to unpack and get our hands wrapped around. Again, I'm not trying to put this out as an excuse. I think it's taking us time to get there.

Public Accounts committee  Right.

Public Accounts committee  Are you asking us, or are you asking the Auditor General?

Public Accounts committee  I'm sorry. I didn't understand the end of the question, that's all. Just to make sure that I'm following which recommendation you're talking about, are you talking about paragraph 6.66?