Hello, and thank you all for being here with us today.
Throughout this whole study, we've heard many times that indigenous communities are often far behind the rest of Canada due to a lack of long-term funding. We hear that jurisdiction is a huge barrier because it's part of this going back and forth. I heard a couple of mentions today of issues like if you don't have a status card on reserve and you're there, you can't be eligible for those services, and trying to figure out how you're going to support the community to the best of your ability.
I'll be happy to start with Ms. Traverse first. I'm just wondering if you could just talk a little bit about what that means, to be behind. You talked earlier about palliative care and how you're trying your best to provide it, even though you don't have the actual resources to do it. If you could talk about some of those challenges, I would appreciate it.