Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for very interesting and insightful testimony.
I want to start with the Manitoba Métis Federation.
We are seeing, I think, a lot of false claims made about indigenous identity and about Métis identity in particular. Of course, there's the recent case of former minister Boissonnault, but I think there are many other cases. It seems that when false claims of indigenous identity are made, very often they're claims of Métis identity in particular.
This might seem obvious, but I think it's important. If you could, tell the committee directly what it means to be Métis. That is, how is Métis identity properly defined? How can a claim of Métis identity by an individual be verified? Why do you think we're seeing a proliferation of these false claims around Métis identity?