Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, to add to the Auditor General's point, the data we used was pulled from the department's community infrastructure and housing annual report. It was the department's own data on the state of housing in communities. To add a broader point, I think this finding ties in n

Public Accounts committee  If the updated census had been used, as we say in the report, the amount of funding that would have flowed to first nations in Alberta would have been significantly higher.

Public Accounts committee  It's a case where in any particular region, there are houses that need to be repaired or renovated, and if there aren't sufficient funds, not all of the houses that need to be repaired or renovated are repaired or renovated. As we point out in the report, at any point in time,

Public Accounts committee  That was the Alberta region. In Alberta, 28% of houses were in need of major repairs and 11% were in need of replacement.

Public Accounts committee  We have an average set out in exhibit 2.5 over the period of 2008 to 2023. In 2022-23, it received only $19 million.

Public Accounts committee  As CMHC points out and we echo in our report, if the 2021 census data had been used, the Alberta region would have received approximately $140 million over the period of 2008 to 2023.

Public Accounts committee  If the formula had been updated, it would have been $140 million more.

Public Accounts committee  I'm not aware of any other examples.

Public Accounts committee  Just as a point of clarification on exhibit 2.4, I think a better way to look at it would be to look at the variation between 5.6% and 6.5% in terms of housing needing to be replaced. Those houses are beyond the point where undertaking repairs would be economically feasible and w

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  To reiterate what the Auditor General has said, ultimately accountability rests with Indigenous Services Canada. To get a bit more granular, because I think that's where we want to go, an organization like Public Safety Canada, which is responsible for the Emergency Management Ac

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, it's an interesting question. I think we go back to the legislative base for the provision of emergency management services. The Department of Indigenous Services Act sets out specifically that it's ISC that's responsible for emergency management on reserves, and we ca

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's an excellent point and it goes to another observation in our report about the fact that ISC has not signed emergency services agreements with all the provinces. The Province of Manitoba is an excellent example. If there were an agreement in place, I think it would allow fo

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I might add, Mr. Chair, that it points to the importance, from our point of view, of there being emergency management services agreements among the federal government, ISC, and the provinces and territories, so that roles and responsibilities are clear and that when an emergency

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, that was one of the things we did not look at in conducting this audit. There were so many issues that were identified in 2013 and issues that we continued to see as we did this audit work that we didn't go down that road. Having said that, with the way the emergency

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, it's a very good question. We noted that overall the department had not established service standards when it came to evacuations: What should folks be expecting when they're being evacuated from communities? For the most part, they didn't monitor how well evacuations