Colin Mayes at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

I open this meeting of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

Committee members, you have the orders of the day before you. Appearing today will be the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians.

Welcome, Minister.

We also have witnesses from the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development: Daniel Watson, senior assistant deputy minister, policy and strategic direction, and Daniel Ricard, director general, litigation management and resolution branch. We also have, from the Department of Justice, witnesses Douglas Kropp, senior counsel, resolution strategy unit, and Christine Aubin, legal counsel.

Welcome to our meeting.

Minister, I understand you're going to give a presentation first. Then we'll move to questions.