Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I too want to say that I will be speaking with you and asking you questions on the unceded territory of the Algonquin and Anishinabe.
As Mr. McCauley said at the beginning, you've been more than patient to spend time with us. Thank you so much.
I've listened to this conversation, and it is really interesting. I've heard some comments that I've heard before.
My question would probably be to Mr. Ducharme first.
You mentioned that a lot of indigenous businesses you've spoken to are sometimes simply not aware of the federal opportunity until the RFP is out. You mentioned that you are working with the OSME office, and there seems to be engagement.
Are you mostly working with small businesses, or are they large businesses that are trying to do business with the government? I'm asking that because from an SME perspective, having somebody watching or monitoring the Buyandsell website 24-7 is physically impossible. They have to be doing something else.
You mentioned training. I'd be curious to hear what type of training we could do, from the federal government perspective, on how to best respond to RFPs.