Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  By summer 2025, we should have the report. I should also point out that the assessment involves an advisory committee made up of a number of indigenous partners, who are truly stakeholders in the program. That's basically our time frame for the assessment.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. I can assure you that, with respect to the compensation agreement, which of course is under the responsibility of Minister Hajdu.... That is a first nations-led process. They will be driving the compensation process in terms of its design and delivery.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That is a third party claims processor. Again, Minister Hajdu can speak to this. It was selected and the oversight will be through the first nations party process.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  What I can say is that we actually exceeded our target. The 2.6 million litres is exceeding our target—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  —which was two million by March 31, 2023.

Status of Women committee  Madam Chair, if I may, I would like to take the question because part of CIRNAC's role is to ensure that we produce annual progress updates with respect to the federal pathway that include all federal actions relating to the calls for justice in which the federal government is implicated.

Status of Women committee  In terms of the United Nations declaration act, CIRNAC has a lead or a co-lead role on a number of the action plan measures. We are also responsible for looking at pieces of legislation within the context of our department that would be within the purview of CIRNAC to identify areas where we would see the need for amendment.

Status of Women committee  We have the tool within the context of our department to ensure that our staff across our department are equipped to understand how to do a review of legislation or policy items that they are putting forward. We have that developed.

Status of Women committee  Yes, for example, there is the national action plan, which addresses all the systemic aspects of the problem along with all the necessary programs and services. In fact, we were very pleased to see that our colleagues at Indigenous Services Canada have had their budget resources renewed, particularly when it comes to mental health services and children's and family services.

Status of Women committee  The money that was allocated in the 2024 budget is not money that our department can spend as federal spending. Those funds have to be used in connection with contribution agreements with partners.

Status of Women committee  It is a factor to be considered. I would say that of the models we have looked at, several offer flexibility. For example, it would be the communities that would decide whether they want to be involved in the alert system or not. The system would not be imposed. If we move ahead and we choose that kind of flexible model, it would enable us to build trust within the communities.

Status of Women committee  We held a second round table in February 2024. The minister talked about that. A full day was devoted to discussions about this particular problem. We received feedback and excellent comments there. That was also the first time people were able to directly hear the views of your colleagues, who facilitated these mobilization sessions, and talk about what they had heard.

Status of Women committee  I can maybe just add that there has been an increased amount of work that Public Safety has done through new investments with respect to establishing trilateral agreements with communities with respect to policing, as well as increasing the number of self-administered police services among first nations and Inuit.

Status of Women committee  Thank you for the question. I am a first nation woman myself. I'm a member of Gesgapegiag and a mother of two first nation girls. I have been in the federal system now for 16 years, and I worked at the Assembly of First Nations before that. I would say that there has been a significant amount of work and progress with respect to advancing reconciliation in recent years.

Status of Women committee  In my experience, when the federal government rushes in to impose a solution on indigenous peoples, it does not work. The reason why the initiative in Cape Breton worked is that it was driven by the grassroots and by the local communities. They designed it. They managed it. They chose the technological provider.