Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think codevelopment and getting consensus from first nations community members across this country take time. What I have heard from first nations chiefs and community members across this country is that they all want transparency and accountability. How we get there by way of

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There is $64 million in the estimates here in front of you, and that $64 million is broken down in a number of components. About $15 million is what the minister referred to as being a result of the contribution of this committee's work on default prevention, in its recommendatio

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There are two new fiscal relationship initiatives under way. One is with Crown-Indigenous Relations for engagement with self-governing first nations; then there was another initiative for first nations under the Indian Act, led by the minister. Both items were inadvertently put i

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, I believe a decision was made by the Treasury Board Secretariat and Department of Finance as to where they should class things in the parliamentary documents.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The fact that an item is in supplementary estimates doesn't necessarily mean that the money is not spent. We have the flexibility, depending on the circumstances and needs, to “cash manage”, post Treasury Board approval, where circumstances desire. Cheques are being issued as we

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Through the TBS website, parliamentarians as well as Canadians can monitor the access to the money that is drawn down from that vote 40.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  While that's the target, over 92% to 93% of first nations across this country actually comply with that.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's the target, but the reality is different. There will always be anomalies in a large population. We need to emphasize that the majority of first nations are complying with and respect the principles of transparency and accountability.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The government has committed to—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We are codeveloping.... The government is committed to a repeal of the First Nations Financial Transparency Act, but we're doing it in a respectful, reconciliation-oriented way with first nation communities across the country.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Through the codevelopment, we are looking at the development of a mutual accountability framework that has as its underpinnings the transparency and accountability that all first nation communities desire.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As part of main estimates reform, to ensure that main estimates are tabled with information that includes items that are in the federal budget...for the first time that has transpired through main estimates reform. As a result of trying to provide increased transparency to parlia

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much for the question.

Government Operations committee  Those programs are ongoing. They were, for the most part, sunsettable, so they're being renewed. You should be able to find some information about that in previous departmental plans. When we're talking about a department with myriad varied programs with appropriations of $9 bill

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much. I'll be pleased to do so. There is a gap of more than 80,000 housing units on reserve in this country. As a result, from budget 2016 onwards, there have been investments made in infrastructure, in order to deal with the infrastructure gap on reserve. To date