Thank you.
I want to take a moment, as we begin the session, to congratulate and thank the members of the committee who took part today in the Sisters in Spirit vigil. It was an important event. As a Métis woman, I take it quite to heart and am very thankful to have seen some of you there to support our advancement of the missing and murdered aboriginal women in this country.
I am completely in support of what Mr. Russell is suggesting. As we move along, I think it's prudent, as he suggested, to maybe play it by ear, because, as Ms. Crowder has said, there are a number of other first nations who may want to address this issue as well. I think it's prudent for us to try to work toward how many meetings. Right now, if we start with four and then work toward it, it would be good.
But I do want to ensure that we all understand that if there is legislation that comes forward, of course, we all know that ought to take precedence. Nevertheless, we would support discussions concerning this issue and we'll support Mr. Russell's motion.