Thank you, Minister, for coming here today again. It seems every other meeting we have the minister here to chat with us. It's good to see you again.
During the debate at second reading, we heard numerous times about the need to restore integrity to the enrolment process for the benefit of the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation. As the debate progressed, we kept hearing about, as you've just described, the last-minute rush: 101,000 applications, as opposed to the 10,000 or so that were expected. A figure I remember is that would represent 11% of the total first nations in the country, if we were to take that at face value, so certainly there's a massive influx of applications there.
Obviously, it raised red flags for the Federation of Newfoundland Indians and the government, so something had to be done. I think this bill is what that is.
Can you inform the committee, maybe expand a bit on how Bill C-25 accomplishes the goal of restoring integrity to the selection process for the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation?