Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. Today we are continuing our study of suicide in indigenous communities.
In the first hour of the committee meeting, we will have with us the Minister of Health, who is going to be speaking with us both on her mandate letter and on the suicide study itself, on those two purposes. Joining her today from the Department of Health are Sony Perron and Simon Kennedy. This appearance will be for the first hour of the committee meeting.
Minister Philpott, you probably have seen these yellow and red card devices before. I'm happy to give you the floor for 10 minutes. At nine minutes, I'll show you a yellow card, and at 10 minutes a red one. Please feel free to share the time in any way you see fit.
There is a second panel with NWAC in the second hour, and we'll have a brief recess between.
Without any further discussion, I'm happy to give you the floor. Thank you.