Good afternoon, everybody. I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 110 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs.
I want to start by recognizing that we meet on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe people and express gratitude that we're able to do this important work on lands they've stewarded since time immemorial.
Because this is my first time here as chair of this committee, I want to say that it's really an honour to be back on this committee and to be working with all of you. I very much enjoyed my previous time on the committee, and I'm looking forward to the work that we're going to do together.