I wish to welcome everybody to the committee. I hope you had a wonderful summer. I understand that we are here for a very important issue and have come back to Ottawa specifically for this committee hearing.
Before we start, I just want to recognize, as we always do, in a process of reconciliation and truth, that we are on the unceded territory of the Algonquin people.
I want to tell the committee that I have received four letters asking for a meeting under Standing Order 106(4) and that we have complied with the requirement to have the meeting within five days and given 48-hour notice.
I want to thank you all for coming out a bit early to discuss a very important issue.
I have a speakers list. First up is MP Cathy McLeod.