An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families  moved that Bill C-92, An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise today to open second reading debate on Bill C-92, an act respecting first nations, Inui

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I am rising on a point of order to table the government's response to Order Paper Questions Nos. 2149 and 2191.

An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-92, an act respecting first nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would contest that we're having a rule of law issue.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would say that we will continue to work with indigenous partners to make sure that we get the results we need, and that we will continue to strive to make sure that we achieve the transparency that they and their members demand.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm not going to lock myself down to a date.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm not going to lock myself down to a date in front of this committee at the moment.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I am not going to comment on that at the moment. It's just not, right now, one of my top priorities. I think my priorities are very clear, and those are priorities that we have dealt with, in conjunction with our partners, to make sure that we achieve the results that we need—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I have an answer ready to give you, but out of the corner of my eye I can see the unbridled enthusiasm of my deputy, who seems very anxious to answer this specifically, so I'll throw it to him.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm going to ask Paul to take it.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We may get to that point, to be honest with you. I understand concerns here, but I have a number of other pressing priorities that are taking up my time at the moment.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm going to get into that, but if I could just use a minute of my time here to allow Paul or the deputy, perhaps, to finish the answer to the honourable member's question on what she termed the “slush fund”.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  To the larger question of capacity-building, not only is it the right thing to do in empowering communities, frankly it's financially the smarter thing to do, rather than coming somewhere, building something, and then leaving without the ability of local leadership to be able to

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll let Paul begin, and then I'll finish.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I understand that the parliamentary secretary went there, as you said. It was noted that it was the first time a parliamentary secretary had been to the community, so I think that's terrific. As you said, there were two major infrastructure announcements in the community that wer