Thank you very much.
Thank you very much to our witnesses for being with us to continue this very important conversation.
Right off the top, absolutely, the Government of Canada takes identity fraud extremely seriously. This is an important discussion that we're having today to get to the bottom of this and to improve and strengthen this very important procurement strategy that is indeed supporting indigenous businesses and is a key pillar to economic reconciliation. That's what this discussion is absolutely about today, and it's so important to hear from these witnesses with their background and expertise in this.
I also really want to thank Ms. Anderson specifically.
In your opening, you provided very clear recommendations for us. I very much appreciate that we're putting forward solutions. That's really what we're all trying to get at here today.
I'm going to move to Shannin Metatawabin. You mentioned the idea of a first nations procurement strategy organization. On September 24, Regional Chief Joanna Bernard also told the committee that AFN and its partners are working on this. We know that it has First Nations Finance Authority, First Nation Financial Management Board and National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association all involved with this work, which is fantastic.
Can you please provide an update on those efforts? What is it like working with all of those organizations? What are the steps moving forward, and how can we see this organization come to fruition?