Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here. I'm pleased that you were included as part of this health committee study. I'm a little disappointed that you feel you weren't included in the task force deliberations.
One thing I do want to say, though, is that as the aboriginal relations minister of Alberta for a number of years, I had the honour and the pleasure of working both with your first nations communities and with your Métis communities. I can tell you that I know what challenges face both of your communities. I wish and hope that the future will be brighter for the indigenous communities, including the Inuit communities, which are not represented here today and likely were not represented at the task force hearings either—I don't know.
In any event, one thing that has not been brought up yet today is the inclusion in the bill of the opportunity for Canadians to cultivate at home up to four plants. What are your thoughts on that and how it affects your communities?
I'll start with Chief Day.