Good morning.
We're delighted, Premier, to have you here with us this morning, as well as Deputy Premier Miltenberger and Mr. Vician.
It's good to see you again, Mr. Vician.
Members, witnesses, and guests, this is in fact the 38th meeting of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. We are in the course of consideration of the barriers and opportunities in regard to the advancement of northern economic development, certainly for the great outcomes that brings, but also for northerners in general.
This is the second of our three-city visit to the north. We were two days, yesterday, in Yukon, and starting here today and tomorrow in Yellowknife and the Northwest Territories.
We'll begin as is customary. We have just the three of you here. We may have a fourth joining us, but we'll be seeking Mr. Gruben's interest in possibly moving Mr. Gruben to the second panel, so it will give us a little bit more time.
Premier, we're delighted to have you here again. We'll give you some latitude here in terms of time. We customarily have five-minute presentations each. It's my understanding that each of you would like the opportunity to speak to the committee.
With that, we'll get under way.
Premier Roland.