Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome.
God, where do we start? First, with NS. I would think there's consensus around the committee. Can one of you meet with somebody from NS to go over this program to maybe talk about a path forward? It's something that needs to be supported. I'm only throwing it out as a suggestion, but come on, somebody needs to sit down to talk to try to sort this matter out. We're supporting the program. Make it work for them. I'm sure there's flexibility.
Now, the other question is this. It's 25 years next year since the Métis were included in the Constitution in 1982. There was not one mention of Métis in this presentation. There's absolutely no inclusion of the Métis in any of these particular programs.
I have a couple of questions. What does the department regard as its legal obligations to Métis in the realm of education? What does the department regard as its policy obligations to Métis with respect to education? In your renewal and in your restructuring or reassessments, is there any talk, any formulation of policy that would include Métis under post-secondary education programming—not to take away from others, but to build a more inclusive program with the requisite funding?