Good afternoon, everyone. It's 3:30, so we'll come to order. Thank you all for being here again.
I'd like to begin by acknowledging that we're meeting today on the unceded lands of the Algonquin people, for which we are very grateful.
Today we have two topics on the agenda. The first is to hear from Cindy Blackstock, the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, to discuss the supplementary estimates (A) 2016-17. Then in the second hour we'll be hearing from Regional Chief Isadore Day from Ontario regarding our study on suicide.
We'll jump right in by welcoming Cindy Blackstock. It's wonderful to have you with us today. I'm happy to give you 10 minutes to share your thoughts with the group, after which we'll have rounds of questions. When there's a minute left, I'm going to hold up a yellow card so you know that we're nearing the end, and then when I hold up the red card, please try to draw to a close.
Without further ado, Cindy, you've got the floor.