Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. When we look at infrastructure, it's important that the department factors in not just the builds themselves, because it's important the ongoing monitoring, whether it's water, housing, education or health, does have the appropriate levels of fund

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much for the question. There is $17 billion in the department's infrastructure funding that goes directly to capital projects. The legacy funding, which is over 12 years, is at $14 billion. It's part of our A-base. It is used for minor capital, and it is also use

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Kwe kwe. Ullukkut. Tansi. Hello. Before I begin, I would like to acknowledge that I am speaking from the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people. I will be providing an update to the committee on how Indigenous Services C

Public Accounts committee  That's a great question, because when we look at our transformation exercises across the country, what works in one part of the country may not necessarily work in all parts of the country. Through regional pilots or models, you can get best practices. What we're seeing emerging

Public Accounts committee  Yes, absolutely. It's one of our biggest challenges when we talk about partnerships and decades of not being listened to in this process. It has to start with, first of all, action in terms of investment and support. That's why the legislation being codeveloped is absolutely key

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would agree about why we are where we are. It's because of decades of underfunding and neglect, so now we find ourselves trying to address very concerning situations. I think you're also absolutely right that there is a push from all Canadians to see an u

Public Accounts committee  Yes, absolutely. I think the hub model does work, because it provides an integrated set of expertise that can then support individual communities. The investment into the hub, in addition to investments into communities directly, acts as a direct line of support. It acts as a

Public Accounts committee  I would start by saying that, absolutely, we know we have to go and consult beyond the AFN. Many rights holders have told us that no one speaks for them other than them, so I would say, absolutely. I think our consultation will be broader than just rights holders and indigenous p

Public Accounts committee  We have some statistics and data on what you've outlined, particularly on why some of them would be in effect and short term or long term. Is it an infrastructure gap? Is it an operations gap? There is data around that. We also have quite a bit of data.... We have quite a big re

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, I thank the hon. member for her question. Through our agreement, we noted that a bill would be introduced by December 31 and that efforts would be made to do so. Obviously, we don't control all elements of the parliamentary calendar. So it's important to note that no

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, I think that's a very good question. I would say that, indeed, you try to make progress as quickly as you can. I think that when a water treatment plant exists or is relatively new, further investment can just enhance the service. I think some common factors among s

Public Accounts committee  Maybe I'll turn to Nelson.

Public Accounts committee  I think the stable funding is about $20 million per year. We could get you the number on exactly how many there are. Nelson, maybe I'll turn to you.

Public Accounts committee  Absolutely. In the 29 communities that are still impacted by long-term drinking water advisories, we have data on each community and whether they fall under zero to 100 people, or 200 to 500 people, to determine the scale and scope of the community. By working with first nation

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would note that the strategies are yielding progress. We are seeing progress by 132 lifts and by the connections to systems that weren't there previously. We do get a lot of suggestions from the department, like someone's company could go in and do all