Thank you very much for being here, Mr. Yates.
I'd also like to thank the witnesses who are attending the meeting virtually.
Mr. Yates, your organization's website says that it represents a change in a system that has been in place for more than 150 years,and that it reflects the desire of first nations for self-determination and control of a resource that is critical for public health, and protection of the environment.
Are the processes whose goal is the adoption legislative measures on water and access to it by indigenous communities prioritizing your perspective?