Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Before I start my questions, I want to thank the witnesses who are here today. I know some of the stories you've shared with us are tough, and that the challenges people you know and represent, and even that you personally are going through are quite challenging. I want to say thank you so much for being here and for standing up for folks who sometimes feel that they're not listened to and that they don't have a voice. Thank you.
My first question will be for Mr. Belanger.
When you were talking about disabilities within the indigenous community, you said that it was at about 30%, which is a huge number. In addition to having a higher percentage, I would assume that because of challenges like anti-indigenous racism, as you said, and also because of distance and remote communities spread right across this country, and even the provincial divides and territorial divides...there are challenges there. I know from a previous file on child protection that even who has responsibility for what is always a huge challenge that gets in the way of finding good solutions.
Do you have any advice on how you build a program that's flexible enough that it can work with indigenous communities across this country, considering the increased challenges they may be going through that may be different from those for somebody living in downtown Toronto, for example?