Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for joining us today.
Maybe I can direct this to any of the guests who'd like to share answers, one by one.
On the 5% minimum target for indigenous businesses, a lot of it was in response to calls from first nations, Inuit and Métis business leaders.
Can you express how important it is and how it's been received within the nations that you're mostly working with, and other indigenous leaders that you're working with? What message does this send to indigenous communities from the federal government?