So I'll leave it up to you to sort that out and see whether or not there's some agreement there.
Let's begin our meeting.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, thanks for being here. This is meeting number 17 of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. Today is Thursday, March 27, and we're continuing our study concerning opportunities for aboriginal persons in the workforce. Today is our second last meeting of witnesses giving testimony for the study. We have a number of experts here today to provide their input.
For our first hour from the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve we have Colleen Wassegijig-Migwans, the coordinator of the aboriginal skills and employment training strategy. From Acosys Consulting Services Inc., we are joined by the president, David Acco; as well as Jerry Peltier, vice-president of government and indigenous relations.
Finally joining us from Halifax, we have three chairs. If you know the storm conditions on the east coast, you'll understand that they may arrive or they may not. They're driving in from Dartmouth, and we haven't heard whether they will arrive in time to provide testimony.
So can we begin the testimony, and Colleen would you like to start, please?