Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I would also like to start by acknowledging that I am joining from the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Attawandaron, Anishinabe, Huron-Wendat and most recently the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
Thank you for joining us today, Minister Mendicino. It's very nice to see you and have a fresh face.
It's certainly nice to see you as well, MP Dancho. It's nice to have fresh people on here, especially people with such a thorough background on issues like this.
Minister Mendicino, this is an incredibly important piece of legislation. I'm going to keep my question very brief, because I'd like to hear from you, given that this is your piece of legislation.
Please provide your insight on why this is such an important piece of legislation and why important things like this take time. Perhaps also touch on how we are going a little more virtual with some of the ceremonies and testing, given the current context with COVID-19, and going forward with being able to do these from remote locations.
I pass the floor over to you for your personal insights. Give the committee a little bit of information. It's over to you.