Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I'd like to thank Chief Lavallée and Vice-Chief Dorey for coming in today.
Congratulations on four years of working on the issues that are facing first nations or aboriginals off reserve.
I come from northern Saskatchewan, and I see a large portion of the population leaving the reserve. I have a lot of family who live in the urban and the rural areas. It's just in northern Saskatchewan. North Saskatchewan has about 74 first nations communities. We look at the communities in the north and there's a great deal of Métis as well.
I hear what you're saying in regard to the long-gun registry. A lot of individuals go out and they're not able to gather during their regular times.
You talked about education, and it's very important. Can you tell me how CAP and the federal government are working together right now, specifically for youth and education? One of the main points we have to look at is economic development. Can you elaborate on that economic development? What goes into education and youth is all intertwined—if you don't have a job there's no future.