Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  You're pointing out something that I mentioned, which was having four audits and seeing that conditions have not dramatically improved. Over the last few years, about $4 billion has been spent. While it has gone to building homes and doing major repairs, it has resulted in very l

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Our audit period spanned five years. It has been over the last five years that about $4 billion has been spent on either major repairs or building new homes. However, 80% of the needs that had been identified in 2021 remain unmet.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. That's linked to one of our big recommendations, which was that you need to have a plan to figure out how to fund investments going forward. The Assembly of First Nations identified in 2021—they just updated their estimate—that it was about $44 billion, but no plan was put

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I just want to confirm that we are doing housing first and that I only have to read the opening statement on housing now.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, thank you for this opportunity to discuss our report on Housing in First Nations Communities, which was tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2024. I want to begin by acknowledging that we are gathered on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin An

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. Overall, we found that Indigenous Services Canada and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, or CMHC, made little progress in supporting first nations to improve housing conditions in their communities. Indigenous Services Canada, or ISC, and CMHC are responsi

Public Accounts committee  I believe that in previous testimony I've told the committee that this is a capital project that the NCC's board approved in their annual plan, and we don't usually target individual capital asset acquisitions within an organization.

Public Accounts committee  I can tell you that the foundational element of my office is being independent, and that's why it's important that I can choose whom we audit, when we audit and what we audit. I will always ensure that we have that right, and it is what makes the Auditor General's office unique.

Public Accounts committee  Once my reports are made public, they are on the public record. Any individual can use them as they would like. This is why I appreciate that when we come to committee, especially here in the public accounts committee, we appear when departments appear, so that we can tell you w

Public Accounts committee  My office is in the process of clearing the facts with the entities involved in our professional services contract. It is a lengthy one. There are 10 departments and 10 Crown corporations included in that. Our goal is to have that tabled very soon, before Parliament rises for the

Public Accounts committee  You began by asking how we've changed our approach and how we're going to take account of the ArriveCAN findings when conducting other audits. These days, I have to admit that, when we produce a report, we wonder whether we should consider some of the items identified during the

Public Accounts committee  We could examine contracting out processes and potential conflicts of interest in the course of various audits. We could step back and perform a more horizontal audit of all government programs. I'd like to see the government's response to the findings first, and give it time to

Public Accounts committee  I understand your question. Yes, work is needed on government procurement. There are lots of regulations right now. I'm concerned that the government could add more, when what we may really need is to step back a little and see if the regulations are overly complicated, if peopl

Public Accounts committee  I know Andrew wants to add here. I will just mention that my office will be celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2028. It has been around for a very long time and is an important institution for our democratic system, absolutely. Andrew will talk a bit more about funding mechan

Public Accounts committee  I've really built on some of the priorities of my predecessors, but we have had a really big push since I became Auditor General to ensure that sustainable development goals are considered in everything that we do. We even try to remind Crowns and remind the territorial legislatu