Ray Boughen at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

Thank you, Chair.

Let me add my voice to those of my colleagues in welcoming the panel. Thank you for giving us your time and energy this afternoon.

I have three questions, and then some dangling ones at the end. I'm not sure we'll get through the three of them, but we'll give it a run.

My questions are hinged around the International Organization for Standardization, ISO, certification and current practices, first of all.

Membertou has been ISO certified since 2002, and the Membertou website claims that makes it the first aboriginal government in the world to become ISO 9001 certified. Can you please tell us how the certification came about and why you felt it was necessary to become certified?

These questions are for any members of the panel.