Good afternoon, everyone.
This is the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills, and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. This is meeting number 23, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Our orders of the day are, from 3:30 to 4:30, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), our study of the federal contribution to reducing poverty in Canada.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are very privileged to receive, from Nunavut by teleconference, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., with Mr. Natan Obed, director of the Department of Social and Cultural Development, as well as Mr. Alastair Campbell, senior policy adviser.
Unfortunately, Mr. Paul Kaludjak, president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., could not be present on the phone.
We will proceed now with our witnesses.
Mr. Obed and Mr. Campbell, who will be the first to speak?