Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I have a couple of things to say on that. I think the department is more than adequately resourced. We are able to face what is required to be done. One of the things that traditionally or sometimes created a bit of pressure in our allocating of resources was when within a year

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We are very far along. There is quite a rigorous process in the department. Every month, we review with the management team where we are at in terms of expenditures. This is an important exercise, especially considering that a large amount is allocated to infrastructure under vo

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The only potential areas of surplus are those we have already discussed, that is, votes that have to reprofiled to next year, including those for residential schools and regulations. As to the actual expenditures that were allocated for this year, my primary responsibility is to

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The plane will land as scheduled without incident. Thank you for your question.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Precisely.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  If I understand your question correctly, you are asking if our engagement is consistent with the requirements of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Yes, we do consider our commitment to be consistent with the requirements of the Declaration.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think it would be better to ask the minister that question.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That word is used in various places, but not necessarily in a policy. In French, the term mobilisation is used most often. It is a way of taking the pulse of a community in order to know exactly what its needs are. It is more than merely a consultation. A consultation can often b

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There was some improvement with the addition of new communities for this year, and we are in the process of engaging to reform the program.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, there is, and the program also has an escalator to make sure that it keeps up with the cost of living. Through those two things, the injection of money—the addition of new communities—plus the escalator, we have injected funding for this year, and we're in the process of ref

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That is the purpose.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Did you mean resource development activity per se?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's not the purpose. The purpose is to engage on the impact. The purpose of that particular funding is not to fund resource development activity per se.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's correct.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The ones that are being provided for this year have already been costed, and we're going to be reassessing if there are higher costs needed for building housing. For this year, covered by those estimates, we know what the costs are and we are providing that level of funding.