Trudeau made his remark in Saskatoon on Wednesday in response to a question about funding for First Nations.

According to CBC News, Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Felix Thomas asked the prime minister why so little of the money promised in the Liberal budget had made it to First Nations.

Trudeau said that money alone couldn't solve everything, and that some chiefs he has spoken to have demanded youth centres with "TVs and lounges and sofas" so young people can "hang around."

"And when a chief says that to me, I pretty much know they haven't actually talked to their young people," Trudeau said. "Because most of the young people I've talked to want a place to store their canoes and paddles so they can connect back out on the land, and a place with internet access so they can do their homework."