Mr. Chairman, I expect that you and your committee will be very busy in the foreseeable future, based on our commitment in the Speech from the Throne that we place this as a high priority of the government. As a result, INAC's budget continues to grow by about 2% a year to keep pace with the dramatic growth of the aboriginal population and increasing demands for school space, housing, infrastructure, social services, and jobs.
Monsieur le président, pour répondre à la croissance spectaculaire de la population autochtone et aux demandes de plus en plus nombreuses d'espace dans les écoles, de logements, d'infrastructure, de services sociaux et d'emplois, le budget du ministère continue de croître d'environ 2 p. 100 par année.