Welcome back. We're going to get started.
Would everyone please click on their screen in the top right-hand corner and ensure they are on gallery view. With this view you should be able to see all the participants in a grid view.
I would like to repeat a few comments for the benefit of our new witnesses.
Before speaking, please wait until I recognize you by name. When you are ready to speak, click on the microphone icon to activate your mike. I remind everyone that all comments should be addressed through the chair.
Interpretation in this video conference will work very much like it does in a regular committee meeting. You have the choice at the bottom of your screen of floor, English or French. When speaking, please speak slowly and clearly. When you are not speaking, your mike should be on mute.
I would now like to welcome our witnesses in the second panel. We have Chief George Ginnish from the Eel Ground First Nation, chief executive officer, North Shore Micmac District Council. We also have Chief Darlene Bernard, from the Lennox Island First Nation.
We will now go to opening remarks of five minutes or less. Chief Ginnish will go first.