Thank you so much, Chief Maracle and Grand Chief Abram, for being here today. We really appreciate this testimony.
These are exactly the kind of data points and information we need, which will greatly help to inform this report and indigenous services moving forward on the need for long-term care.
Chief, when Minister Philpott, you, I, and other representatives of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte met this past winter, we discussed long-term care. Facilities was a component of our conversation, along with many others, but it was a central component of that.
For the purpose of the committee and this report, can you please outline the unique challenges and considerations our study should include when looking at long-term care facilities in first nations communities?