Colleagues, we'll call to order the 75th meeting of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.
We are continuing today our study of Bill S-8. We have representatives from across the country. It is our privilege to have our witnesses here today, and we certainly appreciate folks coming from different parts of the country to reflect on this bill and to give us their testimony.
Colleagues, there have just been some small changes to the schedule of the witness list. We are going to hear from first nation communities first, and then in the final 45 minutes we'll hear from representatives of the Canadian Bar Association and the Canadian Environmental Law Association. We're going to cut it into two separate panels of witnesses, which will enable us to reflect a little more coherently on the bill. I do apologize to our colleagues for not being more clear about that in the information we sent out.
With no further ado, we do want to hear from our first nation representatives from across this country. We're going to begin by hearing from the representatives of the Mohawk Council, and I believe it's Acting Chief David who will begin our rounds of testimony. We will hear from the different representatives for 10 minutes and then we'll have some questions for you.
We'll turn it over to Acting Chief David.