Bruce Stanton at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

Good morning to everyone. Welcome to the 24^th meeting of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

We have three representatives today from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. We welcome back Christine Cram, the assistant deputy minister under the rubric of education and social development programs and partnerships. We also welcome Kathleen Keenan, director general of the education branch, and also Céline Laverdière, director for policy and intergovernmental relations.

Members, this is a continuation of our consideration, you will recall, from Tuesday's meeting, at which we heard from the First Nations Education Council. We'll continue with that consideration this morning and begin with ten-minute presentations, and then go to questions from members.

Madam Cram.