Hon. Patty Hajdu, P.C., M.P., Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario: Thank you very much. It’s an excellent question.

I have been taking direct action. In fact, all summer and into this fall, I’ve been speaking with both parties. I’m pleased to say that they have signed their letter of agreement on how to move forward. That is a very positive step.

But I will also say that you’re right: The Government of Canada has invested millions of dollars to combat and treat tuberculosis. Obviously, on the medical side, we do need provincial and territorial partners to do that work, in large part because they are the health care delivery providers.

But in addition to that, in Budget 2022, the historic investment of $845 million for Inuit housing allows us to build on some of the progress we have made. There still is a gap. It’s important when we are talking about tuberculosis that we don’t forget about the social determinants of health like housing and access to things like education and information that is culturally appropriate and in languages that people can understand.

We’ll continue to work with our partners to deliver these funds and the supports that are needed so that this extremely urgent work can get done.

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