Public Accounts committee  First of all, thank you for your question and comment. On the ground, I'm not sure I can confirm what the Auditor General is stating here. I really don't know if that's the case. In many situations, whether it's in communities or in a government relationship with somebody, politics comes into play.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. If I may begin, the Auditor General's report did indicate mould as one of the key problems as she saw it, but we know that in our communities throughout this country, particularly in the north and particularly in remote communities, mould is still an ongoing problem that people are living with every day.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. We've had a lot of conversations about climate change in the last number of years, and we see so many conditions changing. The number of natural disasters, for instance, is increasing, but so is the severity of these incidents. If a forest fire, for example, impacts an indigenous community, it can be the case that communities are wiped out.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much. These investments are not just financial commitments; they are critical steps toward fulfilling Canada's fiduciary obligations to first nations and addressing historical inequities to ensure the health, safety and prosperity of first nations people. Yesterday I had an opportunity to make a presentation to five ministers and three parliamentary secretaries at the Shaw Centre here in Ottawa.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, everyone.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much. I hope I can do it in five minutes. I'll do my best. I was actually coming here expecting to have half an hour, so I wasn't too well informed on how much time I had, but here it is.

Public Accounts committee  That's great. Thank you, Chair. My name is Brendan Mitchell. I am the Assembly of First Nations regional chief for Newfoundland. In my role at the Assembly of First Nations, I chair the management committee, but I'm also a portfolio holder and chair of the chiefs' committee on housing and infrastructure.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much, Chair. Please stand, everybody. Creator, we give thanks for this beautiful day in Ottawa and this opportunity for us to come together in the spirit of friendship, kinship, community, collaboration and reconciliation. Creator, we ask for your guidance as we make our deliberations today, say what we have to say and hear questions from our committee here.