Welcome, everybody, to the indigenous and northern affairs committee of the 42nd Parliament, first session. Today is meeting number 109, and pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we're in the study of long-term care on reserve.
Before we get started we always recognize that we're on the unceded territory of the Algonquin people here in Ottawa. It's an important step for us to reflect on that even if it's momentary, as we're in a process of understanding the truth and moving towards reconciliation.
The committee is thrilled to have you. You're at the beginning of a new study on long-term care. We hope it's a short study and very effective on long-term care, which we need in many communities. We will be receiving presentations. You have 10 minutes to present, after which we'll go through questions from the members of Parliament, and that will conclude this session. After that, I understand there's the will to have an in camera session on committee business. That's what we're doing at this meeting.
We'll get started with the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. That's a bit confusing, isn't it? Are you the Department of Indigenous Services? They're nodding yes, but you're not officially a separated department until the bill comes. Is that why we have this issue?